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Former Mount Sterling Official Changes Plea To Guilty In Deal With Prosecutors

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published January 20, 2017 at 5:27 AM EST
Madison County Sheriff's Office

A former Mount Sterling village administrator has pleaded guilty to multiple public corruption charges. 46-year-old Joseph Johnson is accused of stealing close nearly 1 million dollars from the village, and spending the proceeds on cars, jewelry, electronics and other items. Sentencing is scheduled for March 6.  As part of the plea deal, prosecutors agreed not to charge Johnson’s wife in the case.
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Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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