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Exposing voter fraud in Kentucky

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    Elected officials bought votes with drug money

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I guess one for all the politician to tell you there's no such thing as voter fraud.

His brand new evidence just revealed that drug money is being used to buy votes joining us right now Fox's correspondent.

Eric -- has been investigating several different cases as you know you've been all over this -- is an unbelievable story Brian who would ever think in this country right now that actually drug money.

Would fund voter fraud while there's been testimony in the trial that.

Major cocaine and marijuana drug dealers actually.

Paid for boats to steal elections.

Twenty public officials have so far been convicted and vote buying in eastern Kentucky -- look at some of the numbers.

400000 dollars they say spent over several elections to buy.

Eight the -- and votes.

At fifty dollars each and 2010 that was one race let's look at some of the testimony -- day.

He is convicted admitted convicted multi million dollar cocaine and marijuana dealer he's -- -- -- you know what he's -- Republican elections commissioner down there.

He says look I've been involved in politics most of my adult life.

Buying votes I always bought votes about my first vote with half a point of Lechler -- He says that he says that -- showed people on the ground who at the power.

Who where the money to buy votes as time went on finals about ten dollars but I pay as high as 800 dollars.

A vote election after Election Day in and day out every election.

I ever worked in Eugene Lewis he's a democratic board of election judge -- served is that a convicted cocaine and marijuana dealer Ross so he said.

I would pay them right in the both.

You would not believe the percentage of people from school teachers down that I bought votes from its unbelievable.

JC Lawson a convicted marijuana cocaine dealer.

The prosecutor asks JC did you buy votes yes or what of the money come from.

From drug dealing I made so that's this -- been going on and eastern -- so do we assume I mean do we assume that is common vote buying is common then and that yes that's what they've -- we we talked to several people in the eastern Kentucky.

One candidate is Michael saw Myers he pled guilty divulge why he is now in jail will be out next month but here's what he told us about buying votes.

The sailors.

In this situation would they would come to me and that's how much -- -- -- for votes.

And out and asked if Clinton published by boat to whatever how much would most like replace 25 dollars they would go into the machine.

That Hester broke I have 121 come -- mean he'll make you sit.

-- he's locked up for votes.

And he said so he took -- one vote and come back and I gave him.

A hundred dollars.

Now they say goes on down there he is remorseful let me apologize -- people about the county about that.

One of the people that about a vote from is Richard Moore he says it's been going on since -- been a kid.

Didn't think you could stop note that they'll still be buying some votes in three years you.

Want to.

You -- because it removes it.

That's where the money is that that's what he says member Willie Sutton a bank -- yet said what -- banks that's where the money's at right now so the so Erica we if we spot go to forest we're looking at people who -- homeless and it -- -- that -- things happen in my tent and we get all the voter fraud at foxnews.com.

-- our -- we -- every single email and stuff just goes on and hopefully.

Authorities will be able to finally stamp -- Eric -- already all the way through November and maybe beyond.

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