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Calvert White Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Corruption Case

A federal judge sentenced former Sports Commissioner Calvert White to 60 months in prison and three years of supervised release, allowing him to self-surrender in March as a long-running corruption case tied to public contracting formally comes to a close

  • Ernice Gilbert
  • January 22, 2026
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Calvert White Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Corruption Case

Former Sports, Parks and Recreation Commissioner Calvert White was sentenced today in federal court to 60 months (5 years) in prison, followed by 36 months (3 years) of supervised release.

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He will be allowed to self-surrender on March 2, 2026, at 2 p.m. Until then, the court ordered that he wear a GPS monitoring bracelet, according to Judge Mark Kearney.

Co-defendant Benjamin Hendricks was sentenced to 5 years and 8 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after being convicted of honest services wire fraud and bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds. Prosecutors argued that Hendricks acted as an intermediary in the bribery scheme.

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