Thursday, July 29, 2010
Vote Buying In Eastern KY
KENTUCKY...
Four eastern Kentucky men have been indicted on vote buying charges for paying people to vote in the May primary in Perry County. One of the men, Pearl Combs Jr., was arrested on election day in May on a charge of voter fraud after a voter told authorities he was paid $20 to vote for certain candidates. The federal indictments were filed on July 22. It is not clear from the indictment which candidates were involved. Along with Combs, Michael Ray Combs, Lewis "Cuz" Baker and Charles Marvin Herald were charged with conspiracy to buy votes and separate counts of vote buying.
If convicted, the men face up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine on each count.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 8:47 PM 
