肯塔基州法兰克福。联邦检察官正在为本周被判刑的肯塔基州前民主党领袖寻求服刑时间，但杰里·伦德根的律师正在寻求缓刑。
据《列克星敦先驱报》报道，伦德根和一名共同被告将于7月16日在法兰克福联邦法院被判刑。伦德根去年被判有罪，罪名是策划一项计划，将非法捐款输送到他女儿2014年美国参议院反对共和党人米奇·麦康奈尔(Mitch McConnell)的失败竞选中。
经过五周的审判，陪审团判定他有罪，指控他违反联邦法律，为艾莉森·伦德根·格里姆斯的竞选活动提供超过20万美元的非法公司捐款。
伦德根的律师J. Guthrie True在上周提交的一份法庭文件中说，正确的量刑范围是21至27个月，但他也认为伦德根有资格获得缓刑。
联邦检察官在法庭文件中表示，正确的量刑范围是63至78个月，他们正寻求至少5年零3个月的时间来遏制这种非法行为。
辩护律师表示，伦德根未偿还的公司支出是无意的，只会伤害他的家人。
与此同时，包括前总统在内的数十人比尔·克林顿，写了支持伦德根的信。
据该报报道，上周法庭档案中公布了85封信，记录了伦德根对家人和朋友的忠诚、他虔诚的天主教信仰、他在商业上的成功以及他的慈善捐赠。
克林顿在信中写道，他与伦德根有着“深厚的个人友谊”，称他“是一个心地善良的好人，他给无数人的生活带来了积极的变化，包括我自己的生活。”
肯塔基州篮球教练约翰·卡利帕里写道，伦德根支持为贫困家庭提供节日晚餐。
卡利帕里写道:“我从来没有遇到过比他更慷慨、更关心他人的人，他更关心身边的人，而不是自己。”
Kentucky’s former Democratic Party chief to be sentenced
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Federal prosecutors are seeking prison time for Kentucky's former Democratic Party chief when he is sentenced this week, but attorneys for Jerry Lundergan are seeking probation.
Lundergan and a codefendant are set to be sentenced July 16 in federal court in Frankfort, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported. Lundergan was convicted last year of orchestrating a scheme to funnel illegal contributions to his daughter’s failed 2014 U.S. Senate campaign against Republican Mitch McConnell.
A jury convicted him following a five-week trial on charges that he broke federal law by directing more than $200,000 in illegal corporate contributions to benefit Alison Lundergan Grimes’ campaign.
Lundergan’s attorney, J. Guthrie True, said in one court document filed last week that the correct sentencing range would be 21 to 27 months, but he also argued Lundergan would be eligible for probation.
Federal prosecutors say in court documents that the correct sentencing range is 63 to 78 months, and they are seeking at least five years and three months to deter such illegal conduct.
Defense attorneys say the unreimbursed corporate spending by Lundergan was inadvertent and only hurt his family.
Meanwhile, dozens of people, including former PresidentBill Clinton, have written letters of support for Lundergan.
Eighty-five letters were posted in the court file last week that noted Lundergan's devotion to family and friends, his devout Catholic faith, his success in business and his charitable giving, the newspaper reported.
Clinton wrote of his “deep personal friendship” with Lundergan, calling him “a good man with a big heart who has made a positive difference in countless lives, including my own.”
Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari wrote that Lundergan supports holiday dinners for needy families.
“I have never met a more generous or caring man, he cares more about those around him than he does about himself,” Calipari wrote.
