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May 18, 2006

GOP New Hamp's 'Phone-Jammer' Tobin to prison 10 months for vote supression

By Amanda Lang

A senior official Bush's re-election campaign was sentenced to 10 months in prison for his role in suppressing votes in a key U.S. Senate race, a scandal that Democrats charge may involve the White House. James Tobin, 45, one of three Republican campaign operatives convicted in a phone-jamming scheme designed to keep New Hampshire Democrats from voting in a 2002 election.

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A senior official Bush's re-election campaign was sentenced to 10 months in prison for his role in suppressing votes in a key U.S. Senate race, a scandal that Democrats charge may involve the White House. James Tobin, 45, one of three Republican campaign operatives convicted in a phone-jamming scheme designed to keep New Hampshire Democrats from voting in a 2002 election.

Authors Bio:

OpedNews volunteer from 2005 to 2013.

Amanda Lang was a wonderful member of the Opednews team, and the first volunteer editor, for a good number of years being a senior editor. She passed away summer 2014.


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