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Former millionaire’s fall from grace ends in prison
Jim Hershberger once earned up to 2 million a year and funded KU and WSU athletics, but a 1989 fraud indictment toppled his empire. Convicted on 25 counts in 1990, he received a nine year nine month sentence. His wife Sally remained devoted, commuting to visit him at Leavenworth while he adjusted to prison life and reflected on an American dream destroyed.
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West
Lawrence
U.S. Air Force
Hershberger
Wichita
Sally Pugh
Angie
Nicky
Sally Ann
Erin
Chris
Shannon
Jimmy
Mike
Hershbergers
Jim
NCAA
Hershberger Enterprises
Wichita State University
WSU
Monte Johnson
University
Johnson
Second Chance Inc
Goodwill Industries
Kansas
Bob Dole
Dole
Alexandria
Minn
Sally Hershberger
U.S. District Court
Topeka
Petroleum Energy
Dyrk Dahl
Steven Levandowski
Dahl
Lewandowski
Tom Haney
Haney
Richard Hathaway
U.S
Hathaway
Dale Saffels
Saffels
Leavenworth
Doncaster Fashions
North Carolina