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Ex-Missouri house speaker sentenced 21 months for misusing Covid relief funds

John Diehl admitted using federal pandemic loans for country club dues, cars and other personal expenses Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox A former Missouri state house speaker was sentenced Monday to 21 months in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud for misusing federal Covid-19 relief funds for his personal benefit, including the payments of his country club dues and three cars. John Diehl, the former Republican house speaker, received abo...

10 Mar, 13:22 — 10 Mar, 13:22
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