Tag: Allen Loughry

Former West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Gets Two Years in Prison for Fraud and Lying

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by Kevin Daley   Allen Loughry, a former justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, was sentenced to a two-year prison term Wednesday, following his conviction for fraud and lying to federal investigators. U.S. District Judge John Copenhaver assessed penalties in excess of the federal sentencing guidelines, finding…

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West Virginia is In a Full Blown Constitutional Crisis

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West Virginia Supreme Court

by Kevin Daley   West Virginia is in the grips of a constitutional crisis, as the state’s highest court effectively ended an impeachment proceeding against one of its own members. The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals ruled that the state legislature exceeded its authority in impeaching its own chief…

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