Federal prison bureau confirms Richie Farmer to be released
Former University of Kentucky basketball player and state agriculture commissioner Richie Farmer is expected to leave a federal prison for a halfway house, according to officials.
Farmer’s father, also named Richard Farmer, told a Lexington television station that his son will be picked up from federal prison and taken to a halfway house in Lexington Friday.
Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesman Ed Ross confirmed Farmer’s move. He will be under “strict supervision but will be allowed to go out into the community to find a job,” Associated Press reported
The younger Farmer was sentenced in 2014 to 27 months in prison for misusing state resources during his tenure as agriculture commissioner. He also was ordered to pay back $120,500 in restitution.
Farmer was scheduled to be released March 9, according to the Federal Bureau of Prison’s website.
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This story was originally published December 15, 2015 at 12:31 PM with the headline "Federal prison bureau confirms Richie Farmer to be released."