Tennessee attorney gets 26-month sentence for defrauding biofuels subsidy program

Filed under: Biodiesel, Legislation and Policy, Green Daily, USA

67-year-old H. Max Speight, a disbarred Tennessee attorney, has been sentenced by a federal court and will serve a 26-month sentence for defrauding a federal biofuels subsidy program. Though his sentence may be considered harsh, Speight’s partner, William Tacker II, was convicted and sentenced to five years [...]