Former bank president sentenced for embezzlement

CORRECTION: An image attached to an earlier version of this story was not the Thomas Hinkebein identified in this story. 

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A former Kentucky bank president has been sentenced to a year in federal prison after pleading guilty to embezzlement in federal court. News outlets cite a statement from the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky in reporting on Thursday that 59-year-old Thomas Hinkebein was sentenced by U.S. District Chief Judge Danny C. Reeves. The statement says Hinkebein admitted in September that he “willfully misapplied assets” of Whitaker Bank while president of the establishment between 2016 and 2018. Whitaker Bank has a main office in Lexington and branches in 12 Kentucky counties.