Former Rep. Rick Renzi Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison

By Kent Cooper

Posted October 28, 2013 at 5:40pm

Former Rep. Rick Renzi, R-Ariz., was sentenced today by a federal judge, after being convicted on seventeen counts in June.

While in office, Renzi embezzled funds from his insurance brokerage and moved them to his campaign for Congress. He also tried to get the U.S. government to swap land with one of his business partners, to whom he was in debt.

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