Kent Nelson sentenced

YEARS TODAY. CALIFORNIA INVESTMENT ADVISOR KENT NELSON SAYS HE GAVE ROBERT VIGIL AND MICHAEL ...  More »

YEARS TODAY. CALIFORNIA INVESTMENT ADVISOR KENT NELSON SAYS HE GAVE ROBERT VIGIL AND MICHAEL MONTOYA CASH IN RETURN FOR STATE BUSINESS. CRIS ORNELAS IS LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM -- CRIS.. ITS BEEN A LONG ROAD TO THIS DAY... KENT NELSON IS THE MAN WHO BOTH HELPED AND HURT THE FEDS DURING THE COURSE OF THIS CASE. NOW HE'S... HEADED TO A FEDERAL PRISON CAMP IN CALIFORNIA JUST WITHIN THE LAST HOUR THE JUDGE GAVE KENT NELSON 3 YEARS IN A MINIMUM FEDERAL FACILITY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. HE ADDED A 175- THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE... THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED BY LAW. IT'S THE BIGGEST PUBLIC CORRUPTION SCANDAL IN THE STATE'S HISTORY. THE FEDS SAY TREASURER ROBERT VIGIL WAS FORCING FINANCIAL ADVISORS TO GIVE HIM CASH IN RETURN FOR STATE BUSINESS. IT WAS KENT NELSON WHO TOOK THE INCRIMINATING VIDEO TAPE OF HIMSELF GIVING AN ENVELOPE FULL OF CASH TO STATE TREASURER ROBERT VIGIL. NELSON PLEAD GUILTY TO ONE COUNT OF MAIL FRAUD AS PART OF A DEAL WITH FEDERAL PROSECUTORS. NELSON WAS NOT HAULED AWAY TODAY... HE WILL BE ALLOWED TO TURN HIMSELF IN AT A LATER DATE. THE ALBUQUERQUE SCHOOL DISTRICT  « Less