The former police chief of a Louisiana city and a former city council member were sentenced this week to one year in prison over a vote-buying scheme during a federal election, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).
Jerry Trabona, 73, the former police chief of Amite City, and Kristian Hart, 50, a former Amite City Council member, were accused of offering payments to voters living in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, for voting in the 2016 open primary and election, the DOJ said in a Nov. 30 news release.
