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- ↑ Loftus, Tom (February 17, 1994). "Sexton pleads guilty to mail-fraud charge". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 12. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- ↑ Loftus, Tom (April 21, 1994). "Sexton gets weekend jail, $5,000 fine for fraud in BOPTROT". The Courier-Journal (Metro ed.). Louisville, Kentucky. p. 8.
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