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Mingo County Prosecutor Disbarred Amid Cover-Up Probe

In this Wednesday Sept. 4, 2013 photo, Mingo County Prosecutor Michael Sparks, left, talks to Mingo County clerk "Big" Jim Hatfield, at a county commission meeting in Williamson, W.Va. In an information filed Thursda... In this Wednesday Sept. 4, 2013 photo, Mingo County Prosecutor Michael Sparks, left, talks to Mingo County clerk "Big" Jim Hatfield, at a county commission meeting in Williamson, W.Va. In an information filed Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013, federal prosecutors claim Mingo County Commissioner David Baisden conspired with Circuit Judge Michael Thornsbury, Sparks and now-deceased Sheriff Eugene Crum to stop a confidential informant from telling federal agents that he provided narcotics to the sheriff. MORE LESS
By Tom Kludt
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October 14, 2013 7:03 a.m.
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The West Virginia Supreme Court voted unanimously Friday to strip Mingo County, W.Va. Prosecutor Michael Sparks of his law license, Reuters reported.

The 5-0 decision came a day after Sparks resigned from his post as he faced a federal investigation for allegedly covering up a local Sheriff Eugene Crum’s prescription drug use. Crum was killed in April in an unrelated shooting.

Mingo County Circuit Judge Michael Thornsbury plead guilty earlier this month to conspiracy charges for his involvement in the cover-up.

 

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