Portland Adult Entertainment: Fitts sentencing date to be set
by kingofportlandA federal judge in Urbana is expected to set a sentencing date for former Grant Park Police Chief Scott Fitts this afternoon during a telephone conference with attorneys.
Chief Judge Michael P. McCuskey will make the conference call at 1:15 p.m. today from the Central U.S. District Court in Urbana. Court documents indicate that Fitts’ attorney and prosecutors have agreed that the case can proceed to sentencing.
Fitts, 42, pleaded guilty on May 28 to wire fraud, filing a false 2006 U.S. Income Tax return and money laundering in connection with a prostitution scam that he operated out of the Grant Park Police Department.
The sting netted more than $400,000 in “fines” from victims according to prosecutors.
He remains free on a $90,000 bond. Fitts could face up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for wire fraud if the maximum sentence is imposed.