"Former West Virginia Supreme Court justice Menis Ketchum will serve no jail time after pleading guilty to one count of federal wire fraud in August.

U.S. District Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr. sentenced Ketchum, 76, to three years of probation and a $20,000 fine Wednesday at the federal courthouse in Charleston. Ketchum was also ordered to pay $749 in restitution.

The conviction carried a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

Ketchum's sentencing guidelines, which are advisory, ranged from zero to six months, though the U.S. Attorney's Office initially disputed that and said his guideline should have been between six and 12 months. "

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