A former Louisiana police chief and a former city councilman were each sentenced Tuesday to one year in prison in connection with a vote-buying scheme.
Amite City Police Chief Jerry Trabona and Amite City Councilmember Kristian Hart were charged with violating federal election laws.
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Voting machines on Election Day. A former Louisiana police chief and former city councilman received one-year prison sentences for a vote-buying scheme, the Justice Department said.
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The couple was charged with bribing and offering to pay voters who live in Tangipahoa parish for voting in the 2016 open primary election and the 2016 general election in which they were both candidates, the Justice Department said.
“Trabona and Hart’s vote-buying plan included soliciting and hiring individuals responsible for identifying potential voters, transporting those voters to the polls, and paying and offering to pay voters for voting,” he said. the Department of Justice.
A co-conspirator, Sidney Smith, 69, paid voters with money provided by Trabona and Hart, federal prosecutors said. Smith was sentenced to four months in prison.
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Two other men, Calvin Batiste and Louis Ruffino, have pleaded guilty in connection with the scheme. They will be sentenced at a later date, authorities said.
In addition to prison, Trabona was ordered to pay a $10,000 fine. Fox News Digital has reached out to Hart and Trabona.
