https://freerepublic.com/tag/donutking/ en-us Thu, 7 Sep 2006 16:53:59 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1697156/posts Former Roane County General Sessions Court Judge Thomas Alva Austin will spend the next 42 months in federal prison for soliciting kickbacks. "You violated the most sacred charge that is to dispense justice fairly and justly," U.S. District Judge Thomas Phillips told Austin today during a sentencing hearing. "You violated the trust of the citizens of Roane County." Austin pleaded guilty in March to charges he solicited roughly $14,000 in kickbacks from driving schools where he sent offenders and a probation office where he also ordered offenders to report. However, FBI Special Agent Bob Gibson has alleged in court records... Knoxville News Sentinel https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1697156/posts#comment Thu, 7 Sep 2006 16:53:59 GMT