Norfolk Treasurer Anthony Burfoot found guilty on 6 counts in federal public corruption trial

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Norfolk Treasurer Anthony Burfoot found guilty on 6 counts in federal public corruption trial

By Scott Daugherty and Eric Hartley
The Virginian-Pilot
10 hrs ago

Anthony Burfoot sold his City Council votes to benefit developers for six years and then lied about it when questioned in federal court, a jury found Friday. The city’s treasurer, who previously served as vice mayor, was convicted on six of eight public corruption and perjury charges. He can remain free until he is sentenced April 17 in U.S. District Court, but he must submit to the supervision of a federal probation officer.

Burfoot – who plans to keep working in the Treasurer’s Office while appealing the decision – faces the possibility of 90 years in prison but will probably receive far less. Probation officials will review the case and Burfoot’s record before calculating advisory sentencing guidelines. The guidelines should recommend a sentence in excess of 12 years and 7 months, according to former Councilman Andy Protogyrou, a defense attorney who practices regularly in federal court. U.S. District Judge Henry Morgan Jr. will decide the final sentence.

There was no audible reaction in the courtroom as the first four verdicts – all guilty – were read. Burfoot lowered his head slightly but said nothing.

Under the advice of his attorney, Burfoot also declined to speak to the media outside the courthouse. Defense attorney Andrew Sacks said the case is still pending until sentencing and that even then there would be an appeal. Plus, he said, there is still an attempt to recall Burfoot pending in Norfolk Circuit Court. “It is not over yet,” he said. “It is far from over.”
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1. Link to the DoJ PR

https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/norfolk-city-treasurer-found-guilty-public-corruption-and-perjury