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Two Kentucky farmers and a relative have been indicted for falsifying crop injury and exaggerating the dimensions of their fields so as to reap crop insurance coverage advantages.
A federal grand jury final week charged Randall Taulbee and James McDonald, of Bourbon and Nicolas counties, close to Lexington, with a multi-year scheme to defraud the Federal Crop Insurance coverage Corp. and firms that the FCIC reinsures. ARMTech Insurance coverage Providers, now a part of Sompo Worldwide, paid out on among the insurance policies.
Additionally indicted was Cherie Lynn Noble, the sister of Taulbee and sister-in-law of McDonald, whom prosecutors mentioned conspired within the fraud and made false statements to a federal investigator.
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“It was the aim of the conspiracy to revenue or to keep away from oversight by way of misrepresenting shares on crop insurance coverage insurance policies and underreporting crop manufacturing,” reads the indictment within the U.S. District Courtroom for the Jap District of Kentucky.
Kentucky has seen its share of crop insurance coverage fraud in the previous couple of years. In January of 2022, an impartial adjuster who helped tobacco farmers file thousands and thousands of {dollars} in fraudulent claims was sentenced to a few years in jail. Greater than three dozen individuals, together with an insurance coverage agent, have been charged within the scheme, and at the very least 20 have been convicted, based on information experiences.
Federal prosecutors have known as the fraud “pervasive and extreme” in that a part of Kentucky. A spokeswoman for the U.S. Legal professional’s workplace mentioned Wednesday that she couldn’t say if the Taulbee and McDonald indictments are associated to the opposite investigations lately, or if extra arrests are imminent.
The fraud scheme labored like this, based on the indictment: Taulbee and McDonald owned and rented farmland and obtained crop insurance coverage on tobacco and corn, beginning in 2009. In 2013, Taulbee licensed that he was a brand new producer, which allowed larger insurance coverage advantages. Over the subsequent two years, he overreported the acreage he had insured, and submitted false data on provides.
In 2014 to 2016, McDonald overreported the tobacco acreage on his farmland, falsely claimed hail injury, and submitted false data on bought farm provides, the indictment reads.
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Corn was additionally offered underneath James McDonald’ son’s identify, however the proceeds had been truly break up between the 2 farmers, prosecutors alleged. The manufacturing was not reported, leading to a bigger indemnity payout from the crop insurance coverage. The boys additionally break up bills and income, however on insurance coverage insurance policies every claimed 100% possession of the crops, the indictment notes.
In 2014, ARMTech Insurance coverage paid McDonald greater than $129,000 and paid Taulbee greater than $76,000. Sompo Worldwide couldn’t be reached for remark Wednesday morning.
In 2015 and 2016, Noble obtained crop insurance coverage on tobacco in Bourbon County and filed a hail-loss declare. However she didn’t personal the crop, and gave the $179,500 in insurance coverage proceeds to Taulbee and McDonald, prosecutors mentioned.
When a U.S. Division of Agriculture inspector questioned Noble, she claimed she was not associated to her brother and that she, not the lads, farmed the tobacco crop.
Prosecutors are asking that Taulbee repay some $182,000; that McDonald pay greater than $207,000; and that Noble return about $3,000. If convicted of the fraud, the three might additionally face greater than 30 years in jail and greater than $1 million in fines.
Now that the ink has dried and his signing with Kentucky has been made official, Jasper Johnson was finally able to be formally introduced to the Rupp Arena crowd during the Wildcats’ 87-68 win over Western Kentucky on Tuesday night.
Johnson, a class of 2025 five-star point guard born and raised in Lexington, sat courtside with his family to check out his future team in action against the Hilltoppers. During the second half, former Kentucky player Ravi Moss brought out the future Wildcat to midcourt where he was met with a chorus of cheers from the packed crowd of Big Blue Nationites.
After initially committing to Kentucky back in September, Johnson signed the necessary papers to play his college basketball at UK earlier this month. He’s been inside Rupp Arena plenty of times before over the years (and even played here with Woodford County as a sophomore), but never while wearing street clothes as the center of attention in front of over 20,000 screaming fans.
The smile says all you need to know.
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Johnson is one of three signees from Mark Pope‘s first recruiting class as Kentucky’s head coach, joining four-star center Malachi Moreno and four-star point guard Acaden Lewis. The 6-foot-4 guard is ranked No. 14 overall in the nation by the On3 Industry Ranking. He’s currently finishing up his high school career at Overtime Elite as a member of Rod Wave Elite (RWE).
Alongside Tay Kinney, a talented class of 2026 guard who is also from Kentucky and is being recruited by Pope, the two Bluegrass natives form arguably the deadliest backcourt duo in all of OTE. Through five games played this season, Johnson is averaging 19.4 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 5.4 assists per outing while shooting 47.9 percent from the floor and 42.9 percent from deep.
This time next year, we’ll hopefully see him do the same thing in Kentucky blue and white.
Johnson family – Dr. Michael Huang, Kentucky Sports Radio
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Clara Strack scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Teonni Key had 16 points and 13 rebounds and No. 14 Kentucky defeated Arizona State 77-61 on Tuesday in the Music City Classic to remain unbeaten.
Kentucky nearly had four players with double-doubles as Georgia Amoore added 20 points and nine rebounds and Amelia Hassett had eight points and nine rebounds for the Wildcats (6-0), who shot 42% and scored 13 points off 14 Arizona State turnovers.
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Jalyn Brown scored 16 points and Nevaeh Parkinson added 12 points and nine rebounds for the Sun Devils (3-3). Arizona State shot just 30%.
The Sun Devils cut a 19-point deficit to 11 after three quarters but a 6-0 burst with baskets by Key, Amoore and Strack built the lead back to 15 midway through the fourth.
Kentucky led 42-23 at halftime after outscoring the Sun Devils 27-9 in the second quarter, scoring the first 13 points of the period with Struck putting in the final seven in the run. A couple ASU free throws later, the Wildcats went on an 11-2 run capped by a Hassett 3 and the lead was 20. Strack scored 14 points and Key 10 in the half.
The teams continue play in the Music City Classic on Wednesday with Kentucky playing No. 19 Illinois and Arizona State facing South Dakota.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Rivalry week has finally arrived. The Louisville and Kentucky football program are set to do battle once again, facing off in Lexington for the annual Battle for the Governor’s Cup.
Here are the depth charts for both the Cardinals and Wildcats:
Changes from Louisville’s Depth Chart vs. Pitt:
Quarterback
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9 Tyler Shough (6-5, 230, Gr.) 10 Pierce Clarkson (6-1, 190, R-Fr.) OR 15 Harrison Bailey (6-5, 230, R-Sr.) OR 12 Brady Allen (6-6, 220, R-So)
Running Back
25 Isaac Brown (5-9, 190, Fr.) 21 Donald Chaney Jr. (5-10, 210, R-Jr.) 26 Duke Watson (6-0, 180, Fr.) 22 Keyjuan Brown (5-10, 210, R-Fr.)
Wide Receiver
0 Chris Bell (6-2, 220, Jr.) 81 Cataurus Hicks (5-10, 180, R-Fr.)
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