Vernon Thompson
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Succeeded bySharon Sanders Brooks
BornApril 14, 1943
Dayton, Texas, US
DiedSeptember 5, 2023 (aged 80)
Resting placeXII Gates Memorial Gardens
Vernon Thompson | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 37 district (36th district until 1993) | |
| In office 1987–2000 | |
| Succeeded by | Sharon Sanders Brooks |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 14, 1943 Dayton, Texas, US |
| Died | September 5, 2023 (aged 80) |
| Resting place | XII Gates Memorial Gardens |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouses |
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| Children | 3 |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | US Army |
| Criminal information | |
| Criminal status | Released |
| Convictions | 2× Fraud (2000) |
| Criminal penalty | 1 year + 1 day (reduced to 7 months + 15 days) in federal prison |
Vernon Thompson was an American politician.[1]
Thompson was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 1987 to 2000,[2] when he was sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison on two counts of fraud,[3] "for his role in stealing almost $305,000 from Kansas City and federally subsidized apartment projects."[4] The sentence was later reduced to seven months and fifteen days.[3] After he was released from prison, Thompson returned to the state legislature as an aide.[5]
