Judge in Reno orders Harvey Whittemore to prison Aug. 6 (donor to Harry Reid)
A federal judge released an order late Thursday ordering fallen power-broker Harvey Whittemore to turn himself into federal prison by noon on Aug. 6 to start serving his two-year sentence for making illegal campaign contributions to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
U.S. District Judge Larry Hicks had allowed Whittemore to remain free while his appeal is decided, but after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a narrow ruling in a high-profile campaign finance case a case Whittemore hoped would help him, his appeal lost its strength, the U.S. Attorney's Office said when it asked Hicks to reconsider the earlier order.
On Thursday, Hicks granted the prosecutor's request.
"In reviewing the remaining issues pending in Whittemore's appeal, the court finds that his appeal now fails to raise a substantial question likely to result in a reversal or a new trial," Hicks said.
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