Three Ex-Bristol Virginia Utilities Executives Have Been Ordered To Spend Time In Federal Prison For Their Roles In A Years-Long Contractor’s Kickback Scheme. Robert James Kelley, Jr. Was Sentenced To 30 Months Behind Bars, Plus Restitution Of 330-Thousand Dollars. Meanwhile, Kelley’s Successor At BVU, 44 Year Old David Copeland Of Bristol, Virginia Must Serve Two Years In Federal Prison And Restitution Of 144-Thousand Dollars. Former BVU Contractor Michael Clark Was Sentenced To Eight Months Behind Bars. The Three Men Pleaded Guilty To Their Roles In A Scheme To Defraud BVU And The Federal Government Out Of A Combined One Million Dollars.