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Local NewsClark Sentenced to Six Months in JailBy Dan O'DonnellMILWAUKEE - Former Milwaukee County Supervisor Toni Clark was sentenced Friday to six months in jail and three years probation after pleading guilty to a felony charge of filing a false campaign finance report. She announced her resignation from the Milwaukee County Board earlier Friday. According to a criminal complaint, Clark falsely reported a loan of $1,000 in 2003 and then neglected to report more than $2,500 in campaign donations after a fundraiser at the Soche Restaurant in 2007. Her attorney explained that she is receiving treatment for a gambling addiction. Clark was elected supervisor of the Second District in a special election in 2003 and then re-elected in 2004 and 2008. She currently chairs the county's Economic and Community Development Committee, serves as Vice-Chair of the Transportation, Public Works and Transit Committee, and is a member of the Health and Human Needs Committee. Her felony conviction prevents her from ever running for public office again.
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