Fleming Magistrate sentenced to 66 months
FRANKFORT Christopher G. Hickerson, 47, a Fleming County Magistrate and farmer, was sentenced to 66 months in federal prison on Wednesday for conspiracy to commit crop insurance fraud and tax fraud. U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove handed down the sentence. Hickerson filed false claims of loss on his Multi-Peril Crop Insurance (âMPCIâ) policies from 2009-16, according to evidence. MPCI policies are federally sponsored crop insurance policies, which are funded through taxpayer money. In his plea agreement, Hickerson admitted to committing crop insurance fraud with the assist...