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| Harry Kelley |
Liberty County, Texas
A follow-up on a story involving a veteran police officer from Liberty County, who was convicted last year on felony firearm and mail fraud charges.
Harry Kelley, a former captain with the Liberty County Sheriff's Office, had asked the federal court in Beaumont for probation, while prosecutors recommended the 55-year-old spend at least three years behind bars. Kelley has been ordered to report to prison on August 1st, to begin a one-year sentence.
"We expected a greater sentence in light of the fact that Kelley had abused his position," Robert Hobbs, with the U.S. Attorney's Office, said Thursday afternoon. "But the felony convictions mean Kelley will never work as a peace officer again."
Kelley received less than the minimum federal guidelines for punishment.
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