NEBRASKA CITY, Neb. (AP) - A judge has fined outgoing Lancaster County Treasurer Andy Stebbing $2,500 for misdeeds related to the private sale of vehicles.
The Lincoln Journal Star reports that Stebbing received the fine Wednesday in Johnson County District Court, despite prosecutors asking the judge to consider sentencing Stebbing to jail time. Stebbing pleaded no contest in September to three misdemeanor charges in a deal with prosecutors. Stebbing lost his bid for re-election during the primary.
Prosecutors say Stebbing used online sites to sell 12 vehicles in a 12-month period and didn’t report the income from the sales or the accurate amount on the bills of sale. State law requires anyone selling more than eight vehicles in a 12-month span to have a dealer’s license.
His case was moved from Lancaster County to avoid any conflict of interest with Lincoln judges.
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Information from: Lincoln Journal Star, http://www.journalstar.com
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