Kenneth Chesebro, the attorney described as the architect of a scheme aimed at keeping former President Donald Trump in power after he lost the 2020 presidential election, reached a plea deal with prosecutors on Friday, days before his trial was set to begin.
. In exchange, prosecutors recommended he be sentenced to five years of probation and pay $5,000 in restitution. He will also be required to write a letter of apology to the people of Georgia,
In court, Chesebro admitted to his part in a scheme in which 16 Georgia Republicans signed a certificate falsely claiming that they were Georgia’s “duly elected and qualified” electors, and that Trump won the 2020 presidential election.The attorney had faced seven charges, including two counts each of conspiracy to commit forgery in the first degree and conspiracy to commit false statements and writings. Prosecutors said other charges against Chesebro would be dropped as part of their agreement.
Two other people have so far reached plea deals with prosecutors in the case – Powell and Atlanta-area bail bondsman Scott Hall. Chesebro earlier rejected a plea deal,Two lanes blocked due to debris on road on I-95 Southbound between Exit 341 FL-152 Baymeadows Rd and Exit 340 FL-115 Southside Blvd.A Maryland judge presided over the divorce case of the man identified as suspect in his killing
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