• Conspiracy
• Bribery
• Extortion
Not guilty
• Wire fraud
What was Kott accused of?
• Being part of a conspiracy, with Veco Corp. officials and other lawmakers, to push passage of an industry-friendly oil profits tax in 2006. Among the benefits prosecutors say he received: $1,000 cash, a check for $7,993, the promise of a job as lobbyist and an illegal political poll.
What’s the sentence?
Sentencing will be Dec. 7. Prosecutors estimate Kott faces 51 to 63 months in prison — and up to 78 months if the judge concludes Kott testified untruthfully to the point of obstructing justice.
What’s next? Sentencing and other trials are upcoming: • Ex-Rep. Tom Anderson faces sentencing Oct. 15. He was found guilty in July of bribery, conspiracy and other counts. • Former Rep. Vic Kohring faces trial on Oct. 22 on bribery, conspiracy and extortion charges. • Former Rep. Bruce Weyhrauch awaits trial. He was initially scheduled to stand trial with Kott. The cases were split shortly before Kott’s trial began.
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