A passion for hunting prompted his pursuit of pardon

MAHOMET – Richard Culpepper is living proof that good things come to those who wait. He has a renewed faith in his government to do the right thing. And he can't wait to go hunting.

The 52-year-old Mahomet man learned Monday from a television news reporter that he had received a pardon from President Bush for a 1987 federal conviction he received for making a false claim to the government.

And since then, he's been enjoying the limelight, sharing the story of his six-year quest to get a pardon because he wanted to be able to hunt with friends.

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