Federal prosecutors have announced that the former Saline County sheriff has pleaded guilty to wire fraud for using money from his campaign account to pay for personal items and expenses charged to his sheriff's office credit card.
Prosecutors said that 64-year-old Bruce Pennington pleaded guilty to the count at a hearing on Monday.
Pennington was sheriff of Saline County from 2008 until he resigned on Oct. 1, 2013.
The maximum potential sentence for wire fraud is up to 20 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000.
A judge will set a sentencing date for Pennington.
