Former Rep. Rick Renzi Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
By Kent Cooper
Posted October 28, 2013 at 5:40pmFormer Rep. Rick Renzi, R-Ariz., was sentenced today by a federal judge, after being convicted on seventeen counts in June.
While in office, Renzi embezzled funds from his insurance brokerage and moved them to his campaign for Congress. He also tried to get the U.S. government to swap land with one of his business partners, to whom he was in debt.