“Life is not good for me right now,” Kohring said while at the Palmer courthouse Thursday. Kohring would only say he was at the courthouse to help a friend.
The change in prisons will see Kohring serving time at a minimum-security federal prison in Taft, Calif., about 120 miles north of Los Angeles. He contends the change was made by federal Judge John Sedwick to further hurt him. Kohring has maintained Sedwick has a bias against him because Sedwick’s wife was a former political adversary of Kohring’s when he was a state House member. Kohring unsuccessfully tried to get a new trial and to have Sedwick removed from his case.
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Originally, Kohring said he was scheduled to serve time at a federal prison in Sheridan, Ore. That prison would have been a 10-minute drive from where his estranged wife lives and easier for Kohring’s aging parents to visit, he said. Serving time in California will make it very difficult for loved ones to visit.
He said he finds it unfair that former legislators Tom Anderson and Pete Kott — both of whom were part of the same federal corruption investigation that nabbed Kohring — are serving their prison time in Oregon while he will be shipped to California.
The Taft penitentiary is a privately managed secure facilty that houses about 1,750 inmates, according to the federal Bureau of Prisons Web site.
Kohring said he will have surgery today to repair a neck injury at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center.
Kohring maintains his innocence in regard to the bribery, conspiracy and attempted extortion conviction. He said he will continue to appeal and maintains a clear conscience.
Contact Michael Rovito at Michael.rovito@frontiersman.com or 352-2252.
Comments
11 comment(s)Looks like wrote on Jun 4, 2008 11:01 PM:
Gas Plant wrote on Jun 1, 2008 2:20 PM:
JusticeServed wrote on May 31, 2008 8:23 AM:
A man with a briefcase can steal a lot more than a man with a knife!!(Don Henely) "
Valley Girl wrote on May 31, 2008 1:13 AM:
Paranoia is not pretty. IS IT Vic?
To paraphrase an 'old saw': just cause they're out to get you doesn't mean you are not paranoid. "
sniff wrote on May 30, 2008 11:35 PM:
Frank wrote on May 30, 2008 5:46 PM:
That would have entailed admitting that he's not the "Christian" that he's claimed for the past 16 years. It would have involved admitting that the gullible Christian right in Wasilla is easily deluded and he exemplifies those who can take them to the cleaners.
That was beyond his ability, of course. "
dreamon wrote on May 30, 2008 5:26 PM:
May you all reap the rewards of your insanity, stupidity and viciousness, either in this life or another. "
acorn wrote on May 30, 2008 4:42 PM:
brvak wrote on May 30, 2008 1:24 PM:
Boo Hoo wrote on May 30, 2008 11:34 AM:
Valley Resident wrote on May 30, 2008 7:47 AM: