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N.D. (NewsDakota.com) A man who once ran for West Fargo mayor is headed to federal prison after being convicted on child pornography charges.  

52 year-old Peter Karl was sentenced to six-years in prison for receiving materials involving the sexual exploitation of minors.  He will face a lifetime of supervised release following his prison term.   Karl ran for mayor of West Fargo in 2010 and proposed a monorail between West Fargo and Casselton during the campaign.    

Karl was also convicted on child pornography charges in New York back in 2003 and was sentenced to six years of probation in that case.