Former Charlotte Mayor Patrick Cannon, center right, leaves the federal courthouse in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, after being sentenced to 44 months in prison. In a deal with prosecutors, Cannon pleaded guilty in June to one count of honest services wire fraud. Prosecutors say Cannon accepted nearly $50,000 in bribes between January 2013, when he was a city councilman, and February 2014, three months after he was elected mayor. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton), APTOPIX