Fenton Bland
Fenton Bland | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 63rd district | |
| In office January 9, 2002 – January 26, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Jay DeBoer |
| Succeeded by | Rosalyn Dance |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Fenton Lee Bland Jr. March 7, 1962 Petersburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Elisabeth Edwards |
| Alma mater | Virginia State University (BS) |
Fenton Lee Bland Jr. (born March 7, 1962) is an American mortician and former Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates. Successful in his first bid for office in 2001, he was subsequently reelected.
But he resigned in 2005 after pleading guilty to the crime of conspiracy to commit bank fraud which included bilking an elderly man of property and committing forgery to do so.[1] He was released from Federal Correctional Institution, Cumberland after serving 20 months of a 57-month sentence.[2][3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Lewis, Bob (April 29, 2005). "Former Va. Delegate Sentenced to Federal Prison". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
- ^ Dutton, Nick; Jones, Sandra (January 24, 2014). "Ex-Va. delegate expected time in federal pen to be 'a lot worse'". WTVR. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
- ^ Wiggins, F. M. (June 18, 2007). "Former Delegate Bland to be released by end of July". The Progress-Index. p. A1. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
- ^ "Bland gets 57 months, told to pay $1.2 million". The Washington Times. April 29, 2005. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Fenton Bland at The Virginia Elections and State Elected Officials Database Project, 1776-2007
