
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, June 3, 1993                   TAG: 9306030234
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-4   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: KANSAS CITY, MO.                                LENGTH: Short

EX-KANSAS OFFICIAL ADMITS SCHEME GUILT

Former state Attorney General William Webster, whose name is on a major Supreme Court anti-abortion ruling, pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy and misapplication of state funds.

The federal charges, which had been formally filed earlier in the day, carry a combined maximum sentence of 15 years in prison and a $500,000 fine. Under a plea bargain, prosecutors recommended Webster be sentenced to 18 months in prison and that he surrender his law license.

U.S. District Judge D. Brook Bartlett allowed Webster to go free on personal recognizance. No sentencing date was set.

The conspiracy charge accused Webster and others of soliciting campaign contributions by promising rewards from the Second Injury Fund, a workers' compensation fund administered by the attorney general's office.

- Associated Press

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