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Office of the Attorney General
Three Indicted in Magoffin County Vote-buying Case
Attorney General Jack Conway, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Kerry B. Harvey and the FBI today jointly announce the indictments of three people on vote-buying charges stemming from the 2010 general election in Magoffin County.
A federal grand jury today in Ashland, Ky. indicted 54-year-old Randall Salyer, 43-year-old Patricia Trusty and 43-year-old Donald Trusty, all of Salyersville, for allegedly paying several individuals for their votes in November 2010. Salyer is charged with four counts of vote-buying. Donald Trusty is charged with two counts of vote-buying and his wife, Patricia, faces one count of vote-buying.
The indictments are the result of an investigation by General Conway’s Department of Criminal Investigations and the FBI. The Attorney General’s Office became aware of allegations of voter fraud in Magoffin County while patrolling precincts during the Nov. 2, 2010 general election. Investigators and attorneys from the Attorney General’s office conduct unannounced spot checks at random polling places across Kentucky each election day to look for possible election law violations.
No date has been set for the three defendants to appear in U.S. District Court. If convicted, the defendants face a maximum prison sentence of five years.
A charge is merely an accusation and a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
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