Former Kansas Highway Patrol trooper found guilty of lying
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May 2, 2018
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A retired Kansas Highway Patrol trooper has been convicted of lying to the FBI during an investigation into illegal gambling in Wichita.
The U.S. attorney's office said in a news release that a federal jury found 53-year-old Michael Frederiksen of Derby guilty on one count of lying to FBI investigators.
Prosecutors say that while Frederiksen was still a patrol trooper he was filmed taking part in an illegal cash poker game in 2014. An undercover investigator was at the game posing as a gambler.
The government alleged that during a February 2017 interview by FBI agents Frederiksen made false statements, downplaying his involvement in illegal poker and his relationship with the game's operator.
Sentencing is set for July 30.
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