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  • Fourteen indicted in Appalachia election fraud probe (pork rinds, beers, smokes - 1,000 counts)

    03/03/2006 5:41:20 PM PST · by Libloather · 18 replies · 2,189+ views
    Kingsport Times-News ^ | 2/03/06 | STEPHEN IGO
    Fourteen indicted in Appalachia election fraud probeFriday, March 03, 2006 By STEPHEN IGO Times-News WISE - Fourteen individuals, including the mayor/town manager of Appalachia, a town councilman, and two law enforcement officials, were indicted by a Wise County grand jury on multiple counts stemming from an alleged conspiracy to conduct election fraud during the 2004 town elections. The indictments show the investigation hasn't been just about pork rinds, Special Prosecutor Tim McAfee said during a press conference at the Wise County Courthouse. The investigation into allegations of voter fraud evolved from early reports of attempted vote buying before town elections...