A passion for hunting prompted his pursuit of pardon
By Mary Schenk
Thursday November 27, 2008
Robin Scholz
Richard Culpepper of Mahomet, with his Great Dane, Max, displays the pile of paperwork he had to complete in order to get a pardon from President George W. Bush.
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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