Criminal Indictment, Conviction and Pardon
In 1992 a grand jury indicted Hunt for theft, conspiracy, and ethics violations. Prosecutors said that he took $200,000 from a 1987 inaugural account and used it to buy marble showers and lawnmowers. Hunt was ultimately found guilty. As the state constitution does not allow convicted felons to hold office, Hunt was forced to resign on April 22, 1993. After being ordered to pay $12,000, Hunt began a five year probation term in 1994. In February 1998 he asked the parole board to reduce his probation by four months; the judge instead increased the probation by five years. In April 1998 the parole board granted Hunt a pardon based on innocence.
Hunt died on January 30, 2009, after a long battle with lung cancer.
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