Judge orders jail time for former Gov. Matt Bevin over failure to produce financial information

By: Deborah Yetter

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: June 5, 2026

Words: 1,261

Last Updated: 6 days, 7 hours ago

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Former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has been ordered to serve 60 days in jail after he failed to meet Friday’s noon deadline for producing complete financial information in a court battle involving his estranged son, Jonah Bevin.

Bevin previously avoided two jail sentences for contempt of court in the case — once by trying to get Jefferson Family Court Judge Angela Johnson removed from his case and most recently, by paying a $250 fine for …

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