August 12, 2026

Ex-trooper pleads guilty to perjury charge

The charge against John Raymond Kennedy stems from a previous charge that he fraudulently obtained a passport.

Kennedy, 48, was sentenced to 21 months in prison, the maximum under federal sentencing guidelines, on the perjury charge.

The sentence will run concurrent to a one-year term he received when he admitted obtaining a passport in a dead man's name.

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