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Ex-Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams Sent to Prison in Oklahoma

Philadelphia's former top prosecutor has been moved to a federal prison in Oklahoma to serve his five-year sentence for accepting a bribe.

At his Oct. 24 sentencing, a federal judge said Seth Williams sold his office to "parasites" and ordered Williams jailed immediately.

He's been in a small Philadelphia prison cell ever since.

He pleaded guilty in June to one count of accepting a bribe from a businessman.

On Monday, federal prison records show he was moved to the federal lockup in Oklahoma City.

Williams' release date is set for November 2021.

The two-term Democrat was the city's first black DA.

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