Robert Goforth was a Kentucky state representative and a gubernatorial candidate. He was arrested in 2020 for strangulation and domestic violence charges. His wife told police he strangled her with a cord until she feared for her life and was about to pass out. In a plea deal, he pleaded guilty to the domestic violence charge and the strangulation was dropped. He was sentenced to 59 days which he gets to serve concurrently with a federal sentence for fraud and money laundering. I think the voters in his district deserve to be called out as well. 71% of them re-elected this abuser even though his indictment for domestic violence and strangulation was common knowledge.
He stole $2.7 million from taxpayers by billing Medicare for prescriptions that people did not pick up, putting the pills back on the shelf and billing for them a second time when they sell.
He also had to pay $22,000 in fines for campaign finance violations. He also admitted he made false statements to the Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission.
How he time to strangle his wife when he was so busy doing other crimes…
- Courier Journal: Former Kentucky GOP legislator Robert Goforth pleads guilty to domestic violence charge
- WLKY: Republican state Rep. Robert Goforth, charged in domestic dispute case, resigns
Lexington Herald-Leader
Lexington, Kentucky · Friday, January 15, 2021
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Kentucky New Era
Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Saturday, September 19, 2020