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Minneapolis Teen Charged for Trying to Sell His Vote on eBay
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Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Jul 05, 2008 05:31pm |
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News Date | Thursday, July 3, 2008 11:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
Description | by Associated Press
Thursday, July 3, 2008
MINNEAPOLIS — A University of Minnesota student claimed it was all a joke when he put his vote in this fall’s presidential election up for sale on the Web auction site eBay. But prosecutors didn’t see the humor in the stunt.
Max P. Sanders, 19, was charged with a felony Thursday in Hennepin County District Court after allegedly asking for a minimum of $10 in exchange for voting for the bidder’s preferred candidate. “Good luck!” Sanders wrote under the eBay handle zepdrummer612. “You’re (sic) country depends on You!”
Sanders was charged with one count of bribery, treating and soliciting under an 1893 state law that makes it a crime to offer to buy or sell a vote. |
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