Monroe County commissioner Mark Brant was sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to a federal drug charge.

Brant pleaded guilty in the US District Court in the Northern District of Ohio to one count of Maintaining a Drug-Involved Premises on March 20. He was sentenced on Sept. 11 to 18 months in prison and will be on supervised release for two years after his incarceration.

Former Sheriff Jamey Noel, a notable figure in the state Republican party, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after entering a plea deal in a corruption, theft, and fraud case.

Noel pleaded guilty to over 25 felony counts, including theft, tax evasion, official misconduct, and money laundering.

The judge also ordered Noel to pay over $3 million in restitution to local first responder groups.

Given that Kim Taylor was found guilty of 52 counts of voter fraud, the CWA withdrew its endorsement of Jeremy Taylor and asked him to resign. The statement notes that Jeremy Taylor was named an unindicted co-conspirator.

Tricia Derges, a former state lawmaker and founder of several medical clinics throughout southwest Missouri, was sentenced on February 28, 2023, to six years and three months in prison.