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To: Sully- who wrote (8024)	3/24/2005 12:50:29 PM
From: Sully-	of 35834

5 in Ill. Charged in Vote-Buying Scheme FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) -- Five East St. Louis Democrats were charged in a scheme to buy votes in November's election in a federal indictment unsealed Wednesday. An undetermined number of voters were paid $5 or $10 to cast a Democratic ballot in the Nov. 2 election, court records said. The money allegedly came from the St. Clair County Democratic Committee, though there was no indication the county committee knew how the funds would be used. Federal prosecutors charged four Democratic committeemen and one precinct worker, a day after three other committeemen and a precinct worker pleaded guilty to related vote-buying charges in federal court. U.S. Attorney Ronald Tenpas said the allegations do not address whether the scheme affected the outcome of any election. The investigation was continuing. East St. Louis city manager Alvin Parks, a member of the Democratic committee, said he had been at meetings that included discussions about election strategy and money. "It did not involve paying people to vote," he said. Parks has not been charged. © 2005 The Associated Press. hosted.ap.org

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