Failed Run

The Eighth Circuit affirmed a 10-year sentence and $55,000 in restitution against Jason Jerrell Smith, who bounced checks to vendors, a landlord and his staffers during a failed run for president under the alias Joshua Gaters.

ST. LOUIS — The Eighth Circuit affirmed a 10-year sentence and $55,000 in restitution against Jason Jerrell Smith, who bounced checks to vendors, a landlord and his staffers during a failed run for president under the alias Joshua Gaters.

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