The prosecutor who assisted in carrying out the scheme, Scott Sifferman, was later appointed a judge in the State of Missouri, as promised. Russbacher said that other State officials who participated in this scheme that eventually resulted in his state imprisonment included State Prosecutor Scott Zimmerman, who prosecuted Russbacher knowing the charges to be false; William Webster, a nephew to former FBI and CIA Director William Webster (who was Missouri Attorney General); former Missouri Governor John Ashcroft (who became U.S. Attorney General); former Lt. Governor Mel Carnahan (who became
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