Posted on 11/26/2012 6:27:36 AM PST by massmike
Newly elected state representative Stacie Laughton, a Gate City Democrat, has been getting national attention since her win earlier this month, which made her the first openly transgender elected official in the state.
But this weekend, that attention turned negative after a story in the Laconia Daily Sun revealed that Laughton served four months in jail in 2008 on felony charges of conspiracy to commit credit card fraud.
According to information from the Laconia Daily Sun, Laughton was no stranger to Laconia police.
In addition to the conspiracy to commit fraud charges, Laughton was charged with slashing the tires of a neighbor’s car in 2006. The same year, Laughton reportedly admitted that she faked illness to gain an ambulance ride for herself and her now ex-wife, Lisa Laughton, also a Gate City selectman, from Weirs Beach back toward their home.
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Skipping over the physical appearance of this one and credit card event as a misunderstanding.
It got out of hand with the tire slashing, but shows some passion.
Now the faked illness to gain an ambulance ride trick shows criminal stupidity. Also indicating the other ‘events’ may be the tip of the iceberg!
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