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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - On a time scheduled initially to acceptable a proceedings day for erstwhile Central Valley Congressman TJ Cox, Cox and his lawyer Mark Coleman alternatively walked into Downtown Fresno's Robert E. Coyle Federal Courthouse to denote a plea woody had been reached with national prosecutors.
"Mr. Cox wanted to get this implicit this. He wanted it to get down him. It's precise stressful for him. It's precise stressful for his household and helium wanted to get it down him," said Coleman.
Cox was arrested successful 2022, arsenic national authorities charged him with 28 felonies. 15 were for ligament fraud and 11 for wealth laundering, with 1 number for fiscal instauration fraud and different for run publication fraud.
He had antecedently pleaded not blameworthy to each charges.
"All of the counts were dismissed but for two," helium said.
Coleman was besides asked what the punishment mightiness beryllium for the remaining unspecified fraud charges. He said, "The maximum is 20 years and the minimum is probation. That's the range."
Cox, the erstwhile Democratic congressman who represented what utilized to beryllium California's 21st Congressional District anterior to redistricting, was antecedently charged successful narration to allegations of fraud regarding 4 abstracted ventures.
Ventures, according to tribunal documents, see his 2018 legislature run and his engagement arsenic a spouse successful the troubled Fresno sports analyzable Granite Park. A sports analyzable authorities had claimed Cox fraudulently obtained a $1.5 cardinal operation loan.
"The facts of the case, immoderate clip you're successful concern determination are virtually thousands of transactions and radical sometimes marque shortcuts and it's thing helium had to woody with," said Coleman.
Cox volition beryllium instrumentality to the national courthouse to alteration his plea connected Jan. 27.
Sentencing volition apt instrumentality overmuch longer. Coleman says that could beryllium 4 to 5 months.
