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Senior Indiana official convicted of perjury, fraud
(Reuters) - A jury early on Saturday convicted Indiana's Republican Secretary of State Charlie White on six felony counts including perjury, theft and voter fraud but cleared him on a seventh charge.
Under Indiana law, any public officer convicted of a felony must be removed from office. White's conviction was expected to spur efforts by Democrats to have him replaced as secretary of state by the man he defeated in 2010, Vop Osili.
The jury reached its verdict at 2:28 a.m. local time after deliberating for about 12 hours. The jurors acquitted White of fraud on a financial institution.
White, 42, was indicted last year on seven counts stemming in part from accusations that he lied about his home address while serving on the Fishers Town Council so that he could retain a stipend.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/04/us-usa-crime-indiana-idUSTRE81307L20120204
Under Indiana law, any public officer convicted of a felony must be removed from office. White's conviction was expected to spur efforts by Democrats to have him replaced as secretary of state by the man he defeated in 2010, Vop Osili.
The jury reached its verdict at 2:28 a.m. local time after deliberating for about 12 hours. The jurors acquitted White of fraud on a financial institution.
White, 42, was indicted last year on seven counts stemming in part from accusations that he lied about his home address while serving on the Fishers Town Council so that he could retain a stipend.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/04/us-usa-crime-indiana-idUSTRE81307L20120204