An Alabama Democrat legislator has resigned from the State House of Representatives and pleaded guilty to conspiracy and obstruction of justice charges.
Rep. Fred Plump Jr., from Fairfield, agreed to plead guilty after being accused of misusing state funds.
Democrat State Rep. Fred Plump, Jr. charged with siphoning money from a Jefferson County public works fund, delivering kickbacks to assistant #alpolitics
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— 1819 News (@1819News) May 23, 2023
State Rep. Fred L. Plump Jr., D-Fairfield, is charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of obstruction of justice after an investigation of wrongdoing in connection with the Jefferson County Community Service Fund. https://t.co/FfLp2FJfvi
— WTVY News 4 (@WTVYNews4) May 23, 2023
Fox News reported:
Prosecutors said before he was elected, Plump’s youth sports nonprofit received $400,000 in state grants from a legislator over five years and Plump in turn paid $200,000 of those funds as kickbacks to the legislator’s assistant,