Vernon Thompson

Vernon Thompson is an American politician.

This article is about the state legislator from Missouri. For the politician from Wisconsin, see Vernon Wallace Thomson.

Thompson was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 1987 to 2000,[1] when he was sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison on two counts of fraud,[2] "for his role in stealing almost $305,000 from Kansas City and federally subsidized apartment projects."[3] The sentence was later reduced to seven months and fifteen days.[2] After he was released from prison, Thompson returned to the state legislature as an aide.[4]

References
  1. Menifield, Charles E. (September 2000). "Black political life in the Missouri General Assembly". Journal of Black Studies. 31 (1): 20–38. doi:10.1177/002193470003100102. JSTOR 2645930. S2CID 144721994.
  2. Hendricks, Mike; Vockrodt, Steve (20 September 2018). "Kansas City's political Hall of Shame: Public corruption goes way past Mike Sanders". Kansas City Star. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  3. "Vernon Thompson". Kansas City Public Library. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  4. "Ex-Missouri rep just out of jail back on state payroll". Southeast Missourian. Associated Press. 18 February 2002. Retrieved 26 October 2021.


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