A federal court jury today convicted former state Sen. John Ford on wire fraud and making false statements on official documents.
A 9-woman, 3-man jury found Ford guilty of receiving consulting fees from two TennCare contractors, Doral Dental and Memphis-based OmniCare, while the Memphis Democrat served on two Senate committees that oversaw TennCare.
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Testimony at trial revelaed Ford received more than $800,000 in consulting fees OmniCare, owned by Detroit-based United American Healthcare, and Wisconsin-based Doral.
Ford was convicted on two counts of wire fraud and four counts of making false statements on official documents. The wire fraud charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years. The maximum sentence for each of the four other charges is five years.
A judge will sentence him on Sept. 29.