According to confirmation from his legal team, former State Rep. John Rogers has been granted early release from prison and is currently serving the remainder of his sentence under home confinement.
Rogers, 84, had been serving a 13-month sentence stemming from a federal fraud case.
His early release follows a request made by his attorney, John Robbins, in February, shortly after Rogers underwent heart surgery to have a pacemaker implanted. At the time of his surgery, he had already transitioned from the minimum-security federal facility in Talladega to a halfway house in Birmingham. He was later admitted to UAB Hospital for treatment and recovery.
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Due to Rogers’s advanced age and medical condition, Robbins argued that returning to a halfway house would negatively impact his health. The court accepted the request, and a federal judge approved his transfer to home confinement.
Rogers is now back in Birmingham, where he is being electronically monitored as part of the Bureau of Prisons’ home confinement program.
The former lawmaker, who served in the Alabama House of Representatives for over four decades, pleaded guilty in March 2024 to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, as well as conspiracy to obstruct justice. The charges were connected to a kickback scheme involving former Representative Fred Plump. The scheme involved misappropriating funds from a youth baseball program and redirecting a portion of the money to Rogers and his companion, Varrie Johnson Kindall. Plump has also pleaded guilty in the case.
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In August 2024, Rogers was sentenced to prison and ordered to complete three years of supervised probation following his release.
Rogers is now continuing his sentence at home, monitored by federal authorities, and focusing on recovery after his surgery.
Sherri Blevins is a writer for Mountain Valley News and a staff writer for Yellowhammer News. You may contact her at [email protected].
