Eric C. Conn To Be Sentenced Today

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18)–Disgraced attorney Eric C. Conn will be sentenced Friday in federal court in Lexington.

Eric C. Conn

Conn faces the possibility of nearly three decades in prison after taking a new plea deal back in June.

Conn already faced 12 years in prison for his role in a massive social security fraud scheme, but that was before he fled the country to Honduras.

As part of his new deal, Conn had to plead guilty to three conspiracy-related charges.

He will also have to pay social security back more than $73 million.

His sentencing is set for 1 p.m