TEXARKANA, Texas The Texarkana Independent School District Board of Trustees and administration honored five Texas High School graduates at its Distinguished Alumni event last week.
Updated: 6:42 PM CDT March 31, 2021
ST. LOUIS Former Missouri state Rep. Courtney Curtis was sentenced to 21 months in prison Wednesday and ordered to pay restitution for theft of funds related to his “Courtney for MO” campaign, according to the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri.
Curtis (D-Ferguson) pleaded guilty to three counts of wire fraud stemming from his misallocation of campaign funds for his personal use and expenses. The 39-year-old Ferguson resident also was ordered by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark to pay restitution in the amount of $47,867.69 to the victims.
Curtis served as representative of Missouri District 73 from 2013-19, and more recently he was an assistant to St. Louis County Council member Rita Heard Days.