Siegelman witness Lanny Young released from prison

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Siegelman witness Lanny Young released from prison after 11 months

Young must pay $389,781 to IRS in restitution

Lobbyist Lanny Young, a key prosecution witness against former Gov. Don Siegelman, has been released from prison.

Young was released Dec. 11 after U.S. District Judge Mark Fuller ordered his two-year prison sentence reduced. Young had served 11 months in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy and making false statements to investigators.

He must complete six months of home confinement and pay $389,781 in restitution to the state and to the Internal Revenue Service.

Prosecutors asked Fuller to reduce Young's sentence. Acting U.S. Attorney Louis Franklin said Young had been eligible for release this month, but circumstances that weren't Young's fault prevented him from completing a prison substance abuse treatment program that was the key to his release.

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