Case
Gary Risner
Year:
2016
State:
KENTUCKY
Case Type:
CRIMINAL CONVICTION
Fraud Type:
BUYING VOTES
Outcome:
Magoffin County Magistrate Gary Risner was convicted of felony voter fraud for a vote buying scheme for a host of candidates in the 2014 election. An accomplice, Scotty L. McCarty, was also charged but pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor and testified against the others. His testimony revealed that the group had participated in vote buying conspiracies in elections dating back to 2010. He also testified that Risner contributed $2,000 to the vote buying racquet, paying individuals $50 to vote for their slate of candidates.