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The former Cherokee County Attorney pleaded guilty in federal court today to extorting money from a Galena strip club.

Michael L. Goodrich, 48, of Baxter Springs, said in his plea at the federal courthouse in Wichita that he received money and favorable treatment from the owner and employees of Sensations Gentlemen's Club.

In return for favors from the club, Goodrich said he dismissed traffic tickets and other costs.

Extortion carries a federal sentence of up to 20 years in prison. The money and favors Goodrich received from over nearly two years -- from Jan. 21, 2005, through September 2007 -- is estimated at less than $5,000.

"A public servant at any level who exploits his position for improper purposes undermines the people's trust in their government," U.S. Attorney Eric Melgren said in a statement from his office.

Students younger than 18 may be invited to the polls this November -- not to vote, but to work.

They could help meet the need for poll workers in Sedgwick County and other parts of the state.

Bill Gale, Sedgwick County election commissioner, said polls are fully staffed for August primaries, but about 330 more workers will be needed for the November general election.

"The bad thing about that is, when we're short, that means more work for those that are there," Gale said. "Especially with a busy day that we're expecting this November, we'd really like to have those positions filled."

Brad Bryant, state election director, said many Kansas counties are experiencing a shortage.

A former Wichita man who had been living in an Orthodox Jewish community in New Jersey received a federal prison sentence of a year and a day for using a stolen identity.

Ted Riley Floyd must also refrain from using anyone else's name after he's released from prison and during his three years of probation, U.S. District Judge Monti Belot ruled.

Floyd, 28, cannot change his name legally without permission from his probation officer.

The unusual case created a stir in large Orthodox Jewish communities across the East Coast, after Floyd was charged with applying for a passport in Wichita six years ago under an assumed name.

At the time he was arrested this year, Floyd was using that same name, Nathaniel James Levi, and living with his wife and children in the Orthodox Jewish community in Lakewood, N.J.