Former City Councilman Rickey Peete was sentenced Wednesday to just over four years in prison. Peete pleaded guilty this summer to taking bribes.
Peete admitted to taking more than $14,000 to vote in favor of a real estate and billboard project in Memphis.
After serving prison time, Peete will be under supervised release. He received the maximum prison sentence for bribery, but he does not have to pay any fines.
At this time, a date has not been set for Peete to report to prison.
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