Sentencing for former North Idaho legislator John Green, who lost his seat last month in the Idaho House after being found guilty by a Texas jury of attempting to swindle the government, could be postponed.

U.S. attorneys have asked that the April 17 sentencing for Green and codefendant Thomas Selgas be moved to a later date, possibly the first part of May, according to court documents.

Both men face up to five years in prison after being found guilty by a jury last month of conspiring to defraud the government.

Green, of Rathdrum, was in his first term representing District 2 House seat B, and a Kootenai County sheriff’s candidate when he was expelled Jan. 16 by a unanimous vote in the Legislature. It was the first time a member of the Legislature was expelled, according to reports.

A Dallas jury found Green and Selgas guilty a day earlier of a money laundering scheme. The two men conspired to defraud the government by preventing the IRS from collecting $1.1 million in taxes that Selgas owed. When the IRS tried collecting the outstanding taxes, Selgas turned to Green, an attorney, who concealed funds in his lawyer trust account.

Green asked the court earlier this month to allow him additional time to file post-trial motions in addition to the request by prosecutors for an extension of the sentencing date.

The court has not yet replied to either request.

Green, who is from Texas, was indicted by the U.S. government in 2018 in North Texas for his part in helping Selgas avoid paying taxes.

According to prosecutors, Green maintained several lawyer-client accounts as part of the tax evasion scheme. He was also accused of filing a false tax return. He said he hasn’t voluntarily filed a tax return since 2000, according to court records.

A jury took less than three hours last month following a weeklong trial to find Green guilty.

In addition to facing a five-year prison term, Green also faces a period of supervised release, restitution and monetary penalties.

About two weeks after Green’s ouster, Idaho Gov. Brad Little appointed a Coeur d’Alene pastor to the House to replace Green.

Pastor Tim Remington of Coeur d’Alene’s Altar Church and the director of Good Samaritan drug and alcohol rehabilitation center is also known for having survived a shooting at his North Idaho church four years ago.