Jackson County Man Sentenced

For lying about his company’s finances, Brandy Lee Sullivan entered a plea of no contest Aug. 19 in Jackson County Superior Court to the felony charge of malfeasance of a corporate officer, District Attorney Ashley Welch said.In a no-contest plea, the defendant does not expressly admit his guilt, but waives his right to a trial and authorizes the court to treat him as if he were guilty of the charge.Superior Court Judge Marvin Pope sentenced Sullivan, 52, of Sapphire to a suspended sentence of six to 17 months, along with 18 months of unsupervised probation.