U.S. ex-administrative law judge gets prison for $550 million scheme

David Daugherty, 81, a retired administrative law judge, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves in Lexington, Kentucky, after pleading guilty in May to two counts of receiving illegal gratuities, the U.S. Justice Department said.Daugherty was also ordered to pay over $93 million in restitution, the Justice Department said.Patrick Nash, his lawyer, said Daugherty had agreed at the time of his plea that a four-year sentence would be appropriate.