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Ex-Mo. gov. gets probation for campaign payment

Fmr Gov. Roger Wilson
Fmr Gov. Roger Wilson

Former Missouri Gov. Roger Wilson has been sentenced to two years of probation for misusing money to make political donations.

Wilson, a 63-year-old Democrat, pleaded guilty in April to one count of misdemeanor campaign finance fraud, the same day his federal indictment was announced.

He admitted that he improperly steered $8,000 to the state Democratic Party in 2009 while serving as CEO of Missouri Employers Mutual Insurance Co., a state-created workers' compensation firm.

Wilson could have received up to six months in prison under federal sentencing guidelines.

Wilson was a state senator for 14 years, then served two terms as lieutenant governor. He became governor for three months after Mel Carnahan died in a plane crash in October 2000 while running for U.S. Senate.

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