Former Connecticut Governor John Rowland has been sentenced to one year in prison and four months house arrest as a result of the corruption scandal that removed him from office.

Rowland told the judge before sentencing, 'I let my pride get in my way,' and also admitted to developing 'a sense of entitlement and even arrogance.'

Federal District Court Judge Peter C. Dorsey went below the 15-21 month sentence recommended as part of Rowland's plea bargain. He also was sentenced to three years of probation.

The 47-year-old Rowland plead guilty in December to a corruption charge. He admitted that he sold his influence for more than $100,000 in chartered trips to Las Vegas, vacations in Vermont and Florida, and improvements at his lakeside cottage. He resigned last summer ending his run as one of the Republican party's up and coming political stars.

'I am ashamed to be here today, and I accept full responsibility for my actions,' a contrite Rowland said.

The lead prosecutor in the case, Nora Dannehy, argued before sentencing, 'Honest government matters, it has to matter. Send that message, send it loud and clear. Without that rule of law, we are all lost.'

It is likely that Rowland will report to a low level security facility.