RAMEY PLEADS GUILTY Former Lincoln County Commissioner Faces Up To 5 Years In Prison
Reported by: Wes Armstead
Web Producer: Wes Armstead
Also Contributing: Bob Aaron
Reported: Aug. 8, 2012 10:47 AM EDT
Updated: Aug. 8, 2012 5:37 PM EDT
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Former Lincoln County Commissioner Thomas Ramey Jr. pleaded guilty Wednesday morning to a federal charge brought as a result of a Lincoln County voter fraud investigation.
The plea hearing was at the Robert C. Byrd U.S. Courthouse in Charleston before Federal Judge Thomas E. Johnston. Ramey could get up to five years in prison on the charge. He will be sentenced Nov. 15
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