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Calvert White Sentenced to Five Years

By Kit MacAvoy
Calvert White, the former Sports, Parks and Recreation commissioner, has been sentenced to five years in prison (Source photo by Kit MacAvoy).
A federal judge sentenced former Sports, Parks and Recreation Commissioner Calvert White on Thursday to serve five years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his role in a public corruption scheme involving federal funds. White and business owner Benjamin Hendricks were convicted of honest services wire fraud and bribery concerning a federally funded program in July. U.S. District Judge Mark Kearney ordered White to surrender on March 2. Hendricks is set to be sentenced Thursday afternoon.
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