Phipps Released: Former agriculture commissioner completes federal prison sentence
(AP) - Former North Carolina agriculture commissioner Meg Scott Phipps was released from a federal prison yesterday after serving more than three years for extortion.
Phipps, whose father and grandfather served as North Carolina governors, was released from a prison camp for women in Alderson, W.Va., about 8 a.m., a prison spokesman said.
Phipps, a Democrat, pleaded guilty in 2003 to extorting illegal campaign contributions.
Phipps, whose father and grandfather served as North Carolina governors, was released from a prison camp for women in Alderson, W.Va., about 8 a.m., a prison spokesman said.
Phipps, a Democrat, pleaded guilty in 2003 to extorting illegal campaign contributions.
posted by BP News Bureau | 12:51 PM
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