Feds seeking prison time for Rodney Jones and Kassie Liebsch in KU ticket scandal (updated)
UPDATE: Turn out the lights, the five year party’s over. Ex-KU athletics official Rodney Jones is headed to prison. According to the Star, Jones is going away for 46 months, and he’ll have to pay $1.3 million in restitution to KU and the IRS (he’ll also be forfeiting $2 million). He’s the second ex-KU official to get sentenced to prison time this week (see more after the jump).
Original Story (March 29):This is some bad news for two former University of Kansas athletics department employees: The Associated Press is reporting that the feds are seeking prison time. Not that anyone’s weeping for Rodney Jones or Kassie Liebsch, who took part in the $2 million ticket scalping scheme (except their defense attorneys, who are seeking probation). In January, both pleaded guilty to their roles in the scheme. The feds want to send Jones to prison for 46 months. They’re also trying to send Liebsch away for 37 months.
