UPDATE
Judge Scott Coogler has sentenced Gary White to 10 years in federal prison and pay $22,000 in restitution.
"The jury found you guilty. They found you acted corruptly and you are guilty. Period," said Coogler.
Federal defendants typically serve 85% of imposed sentence with good behavior.
If that holds in this case, White will be 71 when he released.
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Former Jefferson County Commissioner Gary White has arrived at federal court in Tuscaloosa for his sentencing.
White walked into the courthouse about 8:00am CT today.
The former commissioner was originally convicted on conspiracy and bribery charges in 2008.
Prosecutors had argued in court that White accepted envelopes of cash, some were $2,000 at a time, from a Birmingham engineer that helped the engineer's company get sewer contracts.
An appeal was requested, but the court reinstated the conviction, and now sentencing is set for today.
*UPDATE: Sentencing is underway. It began at 9:30am CT. *
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