{"id":10456,"date":"2016-11-15T18:17:19","date_gmt":"2016-11-15T22:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/?p=10456"},"modified":"2016-11-25T17:59:53","modified_gmt":"2016-11-25T21:59:53","slug":"ethics-commission-fines-former-official","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/2016\/11\/15\/ethics-commission-fines-former-official\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethics Commission Fines Former Official"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1208\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/2015\/10\/07\/kentucky-pharmacy-agrees-to-settlement\/gavel-and-money\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/gavel-and-money.jpg?fit=350%2C233&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"350,233\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"gavel and money\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/gavel-and-money.jpg?fit=350%2C233&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/gavel-and-money.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"gavel and money\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/gavel-and-money.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/gavel-and-money.jpg?w=350&amp;ssl=1 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\nA former high-ranking Kentucky official who will soon begin serving prison time for bribery must also pay a $5,000 fine after settling 45 counts of ethics violations with the Executive Branch Ethics Commission.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The commission said in a news release Monday Tim Longmeyer has reached a settlement with the commission under which he agreed to pay $208,500 in civil penalties for using his influence as head of Kentucky&#8217;s Personnel Cabinet to steer contracts to a public relations firm.<\/p>\n<p>The fine is being largely offset by $203,500 in restitution he agreed to pay U.S. District Court as part of his 70-month federal prison sentence.<\/p>\n<p>Longmeyer was sentenced in September for orchestrating the kickback scheme. 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