FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- A witness in a federal vote-fraud trial testified that a Republican state representative from Hyden paid $40,000 to a group of vote-buyers in 2002.
Todd Roberts, a former assistant police chief in Manchester, testified Friday that another city police officer told him Rep. Tim Couch of Leslie County gave the money for the 2002 primary. Roberts said he was told Couch also gave vote-buyers money in 2004.
The Lexington Herald-Leader reported Couch was not available for comment Friday. Last year, he said he didn't ask anyone to buy votes for him in 2002 and had no knowledge of it happening.
Testimony is set to continue next week in the trial in Frankfort of eight Clay County residents accused of scheming to buy votes in the May 2004 primary.
Information from: Lexington Herald-Leader
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