Prosecutors Asking Grand Jury for Additional Counts of Election Fraud One of two Monroe County residents federally indicted in February in an election fraud conspiracy investigation involving vote buying in the county’s 2014 election has been scheduled for grand jury study and consideration today, Thursday, with more indictments expected to be issued. According to a […] Continue reading → 
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Punishment Includes Up to Five Years Prison, $250K Fine One of two Monroe County residents who have been charged with vote buying and conspiracy in the federal election of 2014 has entered a plea agreement in federal court in Knoxville. According to paperwork filed in the United States Eastern District Court on Monday, Betty Jane Best, also known as Betty Hawkins, will formally plea on Tuesday, April 11, […] Continue reading → 
Feds Unseal Grand Jury Indictment The sealed federal indictment against Brian “Wormy” Hodge and Betty Hawkins that was brought by a grand jury in Knoxville and filed in the United States Eastern District Court of Tennessee on February 7 was unsealed on Monday. It charges both defendants with one count of conspiracy to buy votes and 13 counts of vote buying. Count One […] Continue reading → March 2017 Missed an issue? Download it here! Continue reading → 
Federal Indictments Sealed The federal attorney general for the Eastern District of Tennessee has sealed its indictments against two Monroe County residents, according to court records that BUZZ obtained on Monday. The records, filed on February 7, 2017, specifically named “Brian Keith Hodge, aka Wormy” and “Betty Jane Best, aka Betty Hawkins.” On that date, United States Attorney Nancy Stallard Harr issued a “Motion to […] Continue reading →