Grand Island petition circulator pleads guilty to misdemeanor and fine
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — A paid petition circulator for Nebraska’s two successful medical cannabis ballot measures pleaded guilty Friday to a misdemeanor and a $250 fine, down from an initial felony charge.
Michael K. Egbert, 66, was a paid circulator for the Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana campaign to legalize and regulate medical cannabis. Hall County Attorney Marty Klein, whose investigation was aided by the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office, reduced Egbert’s charge from a Class IV felony to a Class I misdemeanor, for the “attempt” to “falsely swear to a circulator’s affidavit.”
Egbert pleaded guilty for “intentionally” engaging in conduct that was “a substantial step” toward committing the Class IV felony crime between Feb. 9 and June 30.
A Class I misdemeanor carries a maximum sentence of one year in prison or a $1,000 fine, or both.
https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2024/11/11/grand-island-petition-circulator-pleads-guilty-to-misdemeanor-and-fine/