Edmund Ford Jr. ordered to Alabama federal prison after tax evasion sentence

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Former Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. has been ordered to report to a federal prison in Alabama by Dec. 3 to begin serving his sentence for tax evasion.

According to an order filed Nov. 5 by U.S. District Judge Thomas L. Parker, Ford must surrender to the Bureau of Prisons at FCI Montgomery, located at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama, by 2 p.m. Dec. 3.

Ford was sentenced Oct. 6 to two years in federal prison after pleading guilty to federal tax evasion in February. His sentence also includes two years of supervised release after his prison term.

At sentencing, prosecutors said Ford failed to report approximately $310,000 in income over five years, from 2018 through 2022. Ford had been accused of depositing more than $250,000 from three nonprofits into an account for his computer business. The nonprofits received funds from the Shelby County Commission and Memphis City Council, with Ford either sponsoring or voting for those grants.

Ford resigned from the County Commission as part of his plea agreement. At his sentencing, he told the judge he accepted responsibility for his actions and apologized for the harm he caused.

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