A SAMPLING OF ELECTION FRAUD CASES FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY

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KENTUCKY KENTUCKY Fred Clinton Johnson CONVICTED: 2007 Buying Votes Randy Thompson, John Mac Combs, Phillip Champion, and Ronnie Adams CONVICTED: 2006 Buying Votes An eastern Kentucky county magistrate, Johnson was convicted of buying votes in the 2002 primary. He was sentenced to 14 months in prison and forced to pay $10,000 in fines. Knott County Judge-Executive Randy Thompson was sentenced to 40 months in prison for a vote buying scheme involving use of public funds to improve driveways and build bridges on private property. Judgeexecutive assistants Combs and Champion, as well as a former county magistrate, were also sentenced, receving 36 months, 18 months, and 32 months, respectively. SOURCES http://www.wkyt.com/news/headlines/11676641.html http://www.kentucky.com/2010/03/26/1197075/jury-convicts-all-8-defendants. html heritage.org SOURCES http://www.kentucky.com/2009/02/05/683204/knott-judge-executive-sentenced. html heritage.org

KENTUCKY KENTUCKY Johnny Ray Turner CONVICTED: 2006 Buying Votes Newton Johnson CONVICTED: 2005 Buying Votes State Senator Johnny Ray Turner pleaded guilty to “non-willfully” making campaign expenditures for the purpose of influencing voters and was sentenced to three months’ home detention and one year of probation. Newton Johnson pleaded guilty to buying votes in the 1998 Knott County primary election. SOURCES heritage.org SOURCES http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2007/04/23/state-sen-johnny-ray-turnersentenced-to-home-detention/ http://www.bigsandynews.com/Articles-i-2003-06-20-43107.111215-Floyd-man-isacquitted-of-federal-vote-fraud-charge.html heritage.org

KENTUCKY<br />

KENTUCKY<br />

Fred Clinton Johnson<br />

CONVICTED: 2007<br />

Buying Votes<br />

Randy Thompson, John Mac Combs, Phillip Champion,<br />

and Ronnie Adams<br />

CONVICTED: 2006<br />

Buying Votes<br />

An eastern Kentucky county magistrate, Johnson was convicted of<br />

buying votes in the 2002 primary. He was sentenced to 14 months in<br />

prison and forced to pay $10,000 in fines.<br />

Knott County Judge-Executive Randy Thompson was sentenced to 40<br />

months in prison for a vote buying scheme involving use of public funds<br />

to improve driveways and build bridges on private property. Judgeexecutive<br />

assistants Combs and Champion, as well as a former county<br />

magistrate, were also sentenced, receving 36 months, 18 months, and<br />

32 months, respectively.<br />

SOURCES<br />

http://www.wkyt.com/news/headlines/11676641.html<br />

http://www.kentucky.com/2010/03/26/1197075/jury-convicts-all-8-defendants.<br />

html<br />

heritage.org<br />

SOURCES<br />

http://www.kentucky.com/2009/02/05/683204/knott-judge-executive-sentenced.<br />

html<br />

heritage.org

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