Michael T. Hogan was the county attorney in Lawrence County when he conspired with his wife to pocket delinquent tax funds collected by the office, according to the U.S. Attorney in Lexington. Federal prosecutors said Hogan paid his wife, Joy Hogan, his legal secretary, more than $365,000 between 2013 and 2020. The U.S. Attorney’s office said Hogan would write checks to his wife from the account.
Hogan also admitted to over-billing for work with Lawrence County’s child support enforcement office. Michael and Joy Hogan are set for sentencing on July 6, and they are each facing a maximum 20-year sentence on the wire fraud conviction. Michael Hogan also faces up to 10 years in prison on a program theft conviction.
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