A Shepherdsville, Kentucky, man is headed back to prison in connection with a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme.
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John Schmidt apologized to his victims in court. "I am sorry, they deserve better," he said. "I will promise whatever time I have left on this earth I will try to make atonement for my sins."
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John Schmidt is facing a maximum of 80 years in prison and a $2.5 million fine, as well as more than $300,000 in restitution.
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In May, John Schmidt was indicted by a federal grand jury in Louisville on charges of committing wire and bank fraud.
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John Schmidt, a former Bullitt County Master Commissioner and county public administrator, “devised a scheme to defraud and obtain money” from two separate trusts between September 2014 and January 2019 to use “for his own personal expenditures, according to the indictment.
Federal prosecutors say Charles Davis deposited thousands of dollars from two nonprofits into his own bank account.
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Michael Hogan, 53, ran for attorney general in 2015 and for lieutenant governor in 2019 on a ticket with gubernatorial candidate Robert Goforth.
Candi Fluhr had pleaded guilty to crimes including filing a false tax return, theft and wire fraud.
The U.S. attorney says 27-year-old Jennifer Jekel, of Marysville, is charged with wire fraud.