Impeached Kentucky prosecutor indicted on fraud, bribery charges in nude pictures case

[Jilly_in_VA]

A federal grand jury indicted a former elected Kentucky prosecutor on fraud and bribery charges after he was impeached for trading favors with a defendant in exchange for nude images of her.

Ronnie Goldy Jr., 51, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on six counts of honest services wire fraud, six counts of using an interstate communication to commit bribery and two counts of federal program bribery, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office.

The indictment alleges that between November 2017 and November 2020, Goldy used his position as commonwealth’s attorney to solicit and accept sexual favors and sexually explicit images as bribes. In return, Goldy “made decisions in criminal cases that benefited this defendant and pressured other officials to do the same,” the U.S. attorney’s office said, such as seeking the defendant’s release from incarceration, asking for withdrawal of arrest warrants, requesting a court hearing be postponed and asking another prosecutor to sign an order to release the defendant’s impounded property.

A federal grand jury indicted a former elected Kentucky prosecutor on fraud and bribery charges after he was impeached for trading favors with a defendant in exchange for nude images of her.

Ronnie Goldy Jr., 51, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on six counts of honest services wire fraud, six counts of using an interstate communication to commit bribery and two counts of federal program bribery, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office.

The indictment alleges that between November 2017 and November 2020, Goldy used his position as commonwealth’s attorney to solicit and accept sexual favors and sexually explicit images as bribes. In return, Goldy “made decisions in criminal cases that benefited this defendant and pressured other officials to do the same,” the U.S. attorney’s office said, such as seeking the defendant’s release from incarceration, asking for withdrawal of arrest warrants, requesting a court hearing be postponed and asking another prosecutor to sign an order to release the defendant’s impounded property.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/08/18/former-kentucky-prosecutor-jailed-fraud-bribery-charges/70624169007/

I'm taking bets on his party affiliation.

[riversedge]

1. ....The vote to convict Goldy was unanimous on all three articles, as was the vote to sustain the ju

Um.. Lady Justice has his my the nose~!!






..............The vote to convict Goldy was unanimous on all three articles, as was the vote to sustain the judgment that Goldy should be barred from holding a future office — with the trial and vote taking less than 30 minutes.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted the probe into Goldy before the indictment, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. FBI spokesman Tim Beam confirmed Goldy was taken into custody Friday.

Louisville attorney Thomas Clay, who helped expose Goldy’s relationship with Helton, said that additional people may be under investigation. Another lawyer, Tim Denison, who has represented Goldy, did not respond to an email message Friday.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

2. I would've guessed Repug, but he's a Democrat

Found an article from 2012:
https://www.dailyindependent.com/morehead/goldy-wins-prosecutor-s-race/article_558a75be-368b-5816-9ac3-02e158670bc0.html

Morehead attorney Ronnie Goldy Jr. will be the next commonwealth’s attorney in the 21st Judicial Circuit consisting of Rowan, Bath, Menifee and Montgomery counties.

He carried three of the four counties in Tuesday’s Democratic primary and garnered a total of 2,575 votes.

No Republican filed for the office.

He deserves getting impeached and removed from office, but I doubt it would have happened to a Republican in KY.

[CurtEastPoint]

3. sadly, he's a D