Former Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer pleaded not guilty
Thursday to federal charges that he misused more than $450,000 of state
money and property during his eight years as Kentucky's top agriculture
official. Farmer, a former University of Kentucky basketball player
whose retired jersey hangs in Rupp Arena, appeared Thursday afternoon
with his attorney, J. Guthrie True, at the federal courthouse in
Lexington. A grand jury has charged Farmer, 43, with four counts of
misappropriating property and money, and one count of soliciting
property to influence agriculture department business.
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