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| Last Edited | None Entered May 06, 2005 06:11am |
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| Media | Newspaper - Louisville Courier Journal |
| News Date | Tuesday, May 3, 2005 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | A leading state Senate Democrat faces a federal indictment alleging campaign finance irregularities in a hotly contested 2000 Democratic primary for an Eastern Kentucky seat, his lawyer said yesterday.
Sen. Johnny Ray Turner is expected to be charged with "mail fraud/conspiracy to commit voter fraud," his lawyer, Brent L. Caldwell of Lexington, said in a statement.
Caldwell said the U.S. attorney's office for the Eastern District of Kentucky notified him of the pending indictment.
Turner, a Drift resident and Senate Democratic caucus chairman, will not resign his Senate seat, Caldwell said.
"Sen. Turner, like all American citizens, is presumed innocent under our constitution, and he intends to vigorously defend himself against any charge brought against him in court before a jury of Kentucky citizens," Caldwell's statement said.
Caldwell did not return calls seeking comment. |
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