"Alabama Judge Gilbert P. Self Sr. had been convicted in November on 17 of 18 charges, according to WHNT, including using his office for personal gain; making false statements and perjury; and for using county funds to buy a couch, prescription glasses and vacations disguised as judicial conferences, the report said. An audit found that Self also spent county money employing his son and purchasing alcoholic beverages, golf clubs, guns, ammunition, kitty litter and more, according to another report by WAFF."
"A former judge in Lauderdale County, Alabama, was sentenced Wednesday to 12 years in prison, according to a report by WAFF."
Gilbert P. Self Sr., a former Lauderdale County judge, was convicted in November on 17 of 18 charges including using his office for personal gain, making false statements, and perjury. Investigators found county funds were used to purchase a couch, prescription glasses, and vacations disguised as judicial conferences. An audit reported additional expenditures on employing his son and buying alcoholic beverages, golf clubs, guns, ammunition, kitty litter, and other personal items. Self received a 12-year prison sentence and remains out on bond while he appeals the conviction.
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