肯塔基州前助理检察官认罪：收300美元现金私撤交通罚单，检方建议判两年
肯塔基州总检察长拉塞尔·科尔曼（Russell Coleman）11月6日宣布，前杰萨明县助理检察官埃里克·赖特（Eric Wright，46岁）已于周四（11月5日）认罪，承认自己滥用公职信任为个人谋利。
赖特承认的罪名包括一项滥用公职信任罪（D 级重罪）与一项一级渎职罪（A 级轻罪）。据州总检察长办公室公布，他在担任杰萨明县助理检察官期间，向一名到地区法院缴纳交通罚单的人提出：以300美元现金付款换取撤销该罚单；他随后将这笔钱据为己有。
根据认罪协议，州方建议赖特服刑两年，其肯塔基州律师执照将立即暂停。本案量刑定于2027年1月21日上午9时进行。
科尔曼表示：「检察官被赋予维护法律的巨大权力。破坏这种信任的行为，在本州绝不容忍。」
本案由尼古拉斯维尔警察局调查，副总检察长罗布·邓肯（Rob Duncan）与刑事部门主管雷瓦·扎卡里亚（Rewa Zakharia）代表州方负责起诉。
（来源：肯塔基州总检察长办公室）
Former Kentucky Assistant County Attorney Pleads Guilty to Taking $300 Cash to Dismiss a Traffic Ticket
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman announced on November 6 that former Assistant Jessamine County Attorney Eric Wright, 46, pleaded guilty on Thursday to abusing his position of trust for personal profit.
Wright pleaded guilty to one count of Abuse of Public Trust, a Class D felony, and one count of Official Misconduct in the First Degree, a Class A misdemeanor. According to the attorney general's office, Wright admitted that he took money from a person who came to District Court to pay a traffic ticket: he offered to dismiss the ticket in exchange for a $300 cash payment and later pocketed the money.
Based on the guilty plea, the Commonwealth has recommended that Wright serve a two-year sentence, and his Kentucky law license will be suspended immediately. Sentencing is scheduled for January 21, 2027, at 9 a.m.
"Prosecutors are entrusted with immense authority to uphold our laws. A violation of that trust will not be tolerated in our Commonwealth," said Attorney General Coleman.
The Nicholasville Police Department investigated the case. Deputy Attorney General Rob Duncan and Criminal Chief Rewa Zakharia prosecuted the case on behalf of the Commonwealth.
(Source: Kentucky Attorney General's Office)
来源：肯塔基州总检察长办公室
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