Another GOPer off to prison
A nationally prominent political operative whose abrasive, anything-to-win style frequently landed him in trouble in Knoxville a decade ago is going to prison for two years for breaking federal campaign laws.
Tyler Harber, who worked as an aide to former Knox County Mayor Mike Ragsdale but now lives in northern Virginia, was sentenced Friday by U.S. District Judge Liam O’Grady in Alexandria, Va.
“I’m guilty — I knew it was wrong when I did it,” Harber told the judge shortly before he was sentenced.
Harber said he let his competitive nature get the
best of him but that he was driven not by power but by his desire to win a political race.
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Besides coordinating the campaign spending, Harber also admitted a company owned by his mother billed the PAC for $138,000 in services that were never performed. His mother kept $20,000 of the money, according to court records, and Harber got $118,000 for his and his wife’s personal use. His mother and wife will not be prosecuted under the terms of his plea agreement.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/watchful-eye/judge-sentences-harber-to-2-years-in-federal-prison_50997787
Harber is a SuperPAC weasel who's name has been seen around here before-
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