Former aide to Sen. Cochran sentenced to 75 days in halfway house, 75 days of home detention
A former aide to Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran has been sentenced to 75 days in a halfway house and 75 days of home detention in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal after swapping legislative favors for more than $25,000 in event tickets and other gifts.
A former home health aid was sentenced Tuesday to serve 2 1/2 years in prison after she admitted to stealing from her patients and co-workers.