Judge sentences ex-Gov. Bevin to jail that he can avoid by disclosing financial info

By: Deborah Yetter

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: March 24, 2026

Words: 1,417

Last Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago

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LOUISVILLE — A judge sentenced former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin to 60 days in jail after finding him in contempt of court for failing to disclose his financial details in a year-long legal battle with his estranged son, Jonah Bevin.

It is an extraordinary development for the one-term Republican governor who the judge said has resisted repeated orders to disclose personal financial details as his adopted son, now 19, seeks support in Jefferson Family Court …

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