Siegmeister plans to plead guilty

Posted on January 28, 2022

Former Third Judicial Circuit State Attorney Jeff Siegmeister will reportedly plead guilty to extortion and bribery charges as part of a plea deal in his federal corruption case.

Siegmeister was facing a maximum combined sentence of 129 years in prison if convicted of all 11 counts filed against him, which include extortion, bribery, conspiracy, wire fraud and filing false tax returns.

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