RALEIGH, N.C. AP – Former Rep. Thomas Wright was sentenced Monday to roughly six years to eight years in prison after a jury found him guilty of mishandling thousands of dollars in charitable contributions and fraudulently obtaining a $150,000 loan.
Deputies immediately took Wright into custody after Wake County Superior Court Judge Henry Hight imposed the sentence and rejected a request to allow the former lawmaker to remain free during an appeal. Wright winked at his wife Joyce as he left the courtroom.
