Thursday, September 02, 2010
Former IRS Employee Sentenced
KENTUCKY....
Joseph Ligon, 31, a former IRS employee in Covington has been sentenced to 42 months in prison for helping steal $55,000 in money orders from taxpayers. U.S. District Court Judge Danny C. Reeves granted a motion to issue a sentence beyond the recommended guideline of 27 to 33 months. Ligon and co-defendant Lashon Weaver had pleaded guilty to stealing 28 money orders, but further investigation revealed the duo had stolen an additional 91, and used other people to cash them. Weaver's sentencing is scheduled for September 27th.