Thursday, September 30, 2010
Former Logan County Delegate Agrees To Plead Guilty
WEST VIRGINIA....
U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin says former Logan County Delegate Joe C. Ferrell has tentatively agreed to plead guilty to one count each of racketeering and failing to pay employee payroll taxes, while 38 other counts will be dismissed as part of a plea agreement. Goodwin says Ferrell has agreed to forfeit more than $500,000, while charges against his company, Southern Amusement, will be dismissed. Southern Amusement leases video lottery machines. An indictment accused Ferrell of running an illegal gambling racket in West Virginia and Kentucky and bribing a West Virginia Lottery investigator.
U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin says former Logan County Delegate Joe C. Ferrell has tentatively agreed to plead guilty to one count each of racketeering and failing to pay employee payroll taxes, while 38 other counts will be dismissed as part of a plea agreement. Goodwin says Ferrell has agreed to forfeit more than $500,000, while charges against his company, Southern Amusement, will be dismissed. Southern Amusement leases video lottery machines. An indictment accused Ferrell of running an illegal gambling racket in West Virginia and Kentucky and bribing a West Virginia Lottery investigator.
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