The Joplin Globe, Joplin, MO

January 5, 2009

<img src=" http://www.joplinglobeonline.com/images/zope/courts.gif " border=0> 4:31 p.m. Former Cherokee County Attorney Michael Goodrich gets year and a day in prison


WICHITA, Kan. — Federal Judge Monti Belot today sentenced former Cherokee County Attorney Michael Goodrich to a year and a day in prison.

Goodrich had pleaded guilty to felony extortion, admitting that he took money and received favorable treatment from management at Sensations Gentleman's Club, a club south of Galena featuring women dancing nude.

Belot is allowing Goodrich to surrender voluntarily.