Allen Loughry was born in 1970 and grew up in Parsons in Tucker County, West Virginia.
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Allen Loughry graduated from Tucker County High School in 1988 and went on to earn an undergraduate degree from the Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism at West Virginia University.
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Allen Loughry earned a JD degree from Capital University Law School in Columbus, Ohio; an LL.
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Allen Loughry was an assistant to US Representative Harley O Staggers, Jr.
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Allen Loughry taught political science classes at the University of Charleston.
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In 2006, Allen Loughry published Don't Buy Another Vote, I Won't Pay for a Landslide: The Sordid and Continuing History of Political Corruption in West Virginia, a review of the history of political corruption in the state.
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In 2012, Allen Loughry ran as a Republican for a seat on the West Virginia Supreme Court and won a 12-year term.
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Allen Loughry assumed office on January 1,2013, succeeding Thomas McHugh, who retired from the bench.
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The trial concluded ten days later with Allen Loughry being convicted of seven counts of wire fraud, one count of mail fraud, one count of witness tampering and two counts of lying to the FBI.
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Allen Loughry was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison on February 13,2019 and was sent to serve his sentence at FCI Williamsburg.
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Allen Loughry was released from prison on December 19,2020.
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In 2013, the American University Washington College of Law awarded Allen Loughry its Distinguished Alumnus Award.