Bob Graham

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Charge:	"Fraud (passing bad checks, documents, casino, bankrupcy, etc.)"
Sentence:	2 years
Years Imprisoned:	1.2
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Year Convicted:	2006
Year Cleared:	2008
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	West Virginia - Federal Case
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Bob Graham was wrongly convicted in 2006 of cashing in $31,129 in sick leave payments without getting approval from the Wyoming County Council on Aging while serving as the agency's director. After serving 13 months in prison his conviction was overturned in March 2008 on the basis of insufficient evidence by the federal 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. He was released. In July 2008 Graham filed a claim for compensation with the U.S. Court of Claims under the federal wrongful conviction compensation statute that provides for up to $50,000 per year of wrongful imprisonment."
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Innocence Proved By:	Conviction overturned in March 2008 on the basis of insufficient evidence by the federal 4th Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Age When Imprisoned:	60
Age When Released:	61
Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"Graham sues feds over ‘unjust conviction’, By Mannix Porterfield, The Register-Herald (Beckley, WV), July 23, 2008"
Information Location 1:	http://www.register-herald.com/local/local_story_205223810.html
Information Source 2:	"Bob Graham speaks out, By Bill Archer (staff writer), Bluefield Daily Telegraph, April 19, 2008"
Information Location 2:	http://www.bdtonline.com/local/local_story_110161205.html
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Bob Graham

Charge:

"Fraud (passing bad checks, documents, casino, bankrupcy, etc.)"

Sentence:

2 years

Years Imprisoned:

1.2

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

2006

Year Cleared:

2008

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

West Virginia - Federal Case

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Conviction overturned in March 2008 on the basis of insufficient evidence by the federal 4th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

60

Age When Released:

61

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Information Source 1:

"Graham sues feds over ‘unjust conviction’, By Mannix Porterfield, The Register-Herald (Beckley, WV), July 23, 2008"

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http://www.register-herald.com/local/local_story_205223810.html

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"Bob Graham speaks out, By Bill Archer (staff writer), Bluefield Daily Telegraph, April 19, 2008"

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http://www.bdtonline.com/local/local_story_110161205.html

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