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Two Amite City officials plead guilty to federal charges in vote-buying scheme

Por: The Advocate Crime September 17, 2022

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Two Tangipahoa Parish officials have pleaded guilty to violating federal election laws years after a sweeping FBI investigation into vote buying allegations in the parish.Former Amite City police chief Jerry Trabona, 72, and current city council member Kristian Kris Hart, 49, admitted on Wednesday they conspired to pay in two local elections in 2016, according to a release from the U.S. Department of Justice.In addition, Hart also pleaded guilty... + full article



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