Lundergan Found Guilty

Frankfort, KY — A federal jury in Kentucky has convicted the father of Kentucky’s secretary of state of funneling illegal corporate contributions to his daughter’s failed 2014 challenge of Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell. The jury convicted Democratic stalwart Jerry Lundergan and co-defendant Dale Emmons of all counts after about two hours of deliberation Thursday. The decision caps a monthlong trial in U.S. District Court in Frankfort. Lundergan’s daughter, Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes, was in the courtroom when the verdicts were read. Lundergan was convicted of 10 counts and Emmons of six counts. Both will appear for sentencing on January 22, 2020. They each face up to 5 years in prison for the conspiracy conviction, each corporate campaign contribution conviction and each false statement conviction. The also face up to 20 years in prison for each obstruction conviction and a maximum fine of $250,000 per conviction.