Tagged: sentencing

In November 2010, James Allen Morgan, a former St. Louis city liquor control officer, plead guilty to bribery charges. Today, Morgan found out just how he'll be punished.

According to a Department of Justice press release, Morgan received the following sentence:

• Five months in prison
• Five months home confinement
• Two years of supervised release

And what was Morgan's crime?

UPDATED 4:10 Dec. 15, 2010 with comments from Richard Callahan and sentencing:

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