Tim Longmeyer, a member of former governor Steve Beshear's personnel cabinet has been sentenced to five years for his part in a kickback scheme.
Longmeyer agreed to a plea deal to misusing confidential information when he was cabinet secretary. He agreed to pay back the 200-thousand dollars he gained from the scam as part of his plea deal. He is already serving six years after being convicted of federal bribery charges in 2016.