INDIANAPOLIS – Disgraced former Clark County Sheriff Jamey Noel pleaded guilty to 27 of 31 felony charges in court Monday as part of a plea deal in a massive corruption case that could land him in prison for more than a decade.
Noel, a prominent Hoosier Republican, was charged with over two dozen felonies for allegedly misusing money from the fire and EMS departments that he oversaw.
A plea agreement submitted to the Clark County Circuit Court shows Noel agreed to plead guilty to theft, money laundering, corrupt business influence, official misconduct, obstruction of justice, and tax evasion.
Four charges of ghost employment were dismissed as part of the agreement.
If approved by the judge, Noel faces a 15-year prison sentence but with three of those years suspended to probation, according to the plea agreement. He would get credit for time served, beginning June 8.
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