A former Alaska lawmaker facing retrial on federal corruption charges plans to plead guilty this week. Vic Kohring will change his plea on count one of the indictment against him, according to his lawyers. Kohring and another former lawmaker, Pete Kott, were scheduled to be retried after their earlier convictions were thrown out for prosecutorial errors. Kott last week signaled his intent to plead guilty as well in his case.
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