Lawmaker Claims FBI Used Shady Tactics in Bribery Sting
Columbia State Representative Luther L. Taylor among five lawmakers indicted says FBI agents held him for 25 hours of questioning and urged him to drink liquor. He states in an affidavit that agents and prosecutors at a Ramada Inn in Columbia discouraged him from consulting an attorney during July 17 and 18 questioning.
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Lawmakers Indicted in Columbia Vote-Buying Probe
Taylor and five lawmakers face charges tied to a federal vote-buying investigation. Taylor seeks evidence on a Fruhmenschen policy alleging sting operations target black officials as inferior. Each of six counts carries up to 20 years in prison and $250,000 fine. Federal grand jury in Columbia to issue new indictments Friday. Fruhmenschen means primitive man in German.
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