Kevin Kavanaugh, Scott Walker Appointee, Sentenced For Theft

Walker Appointee Sentenced For Theft
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker speaks with reporters after a meeting at the White House December 4, 2012 in Washington, DC. US President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden met with members of the US National Governors Association's Executive Committee about impending tax hikes and speeding cuts dictated by the Budget Control Act of 2011 if Congress cannot compromise on reducing the budget's deficit. AFP PHOTO/Brendan SMIALOWSKI (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker speaks with reporters after a meeting at the White House December 4, 2012 in Washington, DC. US President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden met with members of the US National Governors Association's Executive Committee about impending tax hikes and speeding cuts dictated by the Budget Control Act of 2011 if Congress cannot compromise on reducing the budget's deficit. AFP PHOTO/Brendan SMIALOWSKI (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MILWAUKEE — A former associate of Gov. Scott Walker convicted of embezzling money from a veterans' group has been sentenced to two years in prison.

A jury found Kevin Kavanaugh guilty of theft in October. Prosecutors say Kavanaugh stole more than $51,000 intended to help veterans and their families.

The 62-year-old Kavanaugh apologized in Milwaukee County Circuit Court Friday. Judge Michael Guolee called the apology "worthless."

Kavanaugh will also serve two years of supervision after his prison sentence and must pay more than $51,000 in restitution.

As Milwaukee County executive, Walker appointed Kavanaugh to head the county Veterans Service Commission. Prosecutors say he skimmed money from phony withdrawals from a veterans-service organization.

Kavanaugh is the fifth Walker aide or associate to be convicted in a secret probe. A sixth is awaiting trial.

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