A former McDowell County assistant prosecutor was sentenced Wednesday to spend more than a year in federal prison for a tax crime committed while he was in private practice.
Jason Ray Grubb, 38, of Beaver, was sentenced to spend 18 months in federal prison for failing to pay employment taxes. He admitted to the charge earlier this year.
Before U.S. District Judge Irene Berger handed down the sentence, according to court documents, McDowell Prosecuting Attorney Ed Kornish was called by Grubb's attorney to speak.
Grubb is represented by lawyer Timothy Lupardus.
Berger also ordered Grubb to pay a little more than $400,000 in restitution, court documents show.
Grubb pocketed the taxes he withheld from an employees paycheck, he admitted. He had faced up to five years in prison.
Last month, the West Virginia Supreme Court issued an order which annulled Grubb's license to practice law.
He was allowed Wednesday to remain free on bond and self report to prison.