Investigators said the tax evasion wouldn't have been discovered if he hadn't been investigated in connection with the Jamey Noel case.
Kenneth Hughbanks was arrested in April after investigators determined he failed to report nearly $300,000 in income.
This year, the WDRB News team jumped into action during several breaking news events and chronicled one of the biggest fraud scandals in southern Indiana.
Former Clark County Sheriff Jamey Noel was sentenced to 12 years in prison Monday after previously pleading guilty to 27 felonies.
Noel pleaded guilty to theft, obstruction of justice, tax evasion, money laundering, corrupt business influence and official misconduct on Aug. 26.
On Aug. 26, Noel pleaded guilty to theft, obstruction of justice, tax evasion, money laundering, corrupt business influence and official misconduct.
A total of 57 cents per gallon in state taxes will be charged during September under rate changes released Wednesday by the Indiana Department of Revenue.
Officials say scammers are trying to trick people into giving away their personal information.