Former North Carolina legislator Fletcher Hartsell leaves the courtroom after he appeared in the Wake County courthouse Friday morning, May 19, 2017, in Raleigh, N.C. Hartsell, who investigators say spent more than $200,000 in campaign funds on vacations, speeding tickets, haircuts and other personal expenses received probation in state court on Friday, following a federal judge's decision to send him to prison. Hartsell pleaded guilty on Tuesday, May 16, in federal court to three federal tax and fraud counts. He received eight months in prison and was ordered to pay $63,500 to the IRS. (Chris Seward/The News & Observer via AP)
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