Secretary of State Pleads guilty to taking bribes in computer voting case

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Arkansas Secretary of State pleads guilty to taking bribes in computer voting equipment case

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February 5, 2002 — Arkansas Secretary of State Bill McCuen pleaded guilty to felony charges that he took bribes, evaded taxes and accepted kickbacks. Part of the case involved Business Records Corp. , a Dallas company that sold Arkansas computerized systems for recording corporate and voter registration records.

Arkansas officials said the scheme involved...then-BRC employee Tom Eschberger...Eschberger got immunity from prosecution for his cooperation. Today, he's a top executive of ES&S.

more...

http://www.ejfi.org/Voting/Voting-64.htm

[July]

1. Can we do a state-by-state analysis of voting problems? nt

[Blue_Roses]

2. we can with enough people helping

it's really up to us to see that our vote is counted

[Eloriel]

8. Please see this thread

for a PARTIAL list of various discussions on DU (and an action plan as well)

VOTE FRAUD? Tell everyone you know
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=201x1800

and this thread as well for good advice for choosing links to include:
More Rigor, Please, Use the Strong Evidence!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=201x1774

[Tweed]

3. Isn't Bill McCuen deceased and a Democrat?

[LiberalFighter]

4. Don't know... but Charlie Daniels is current SoS

[Blue_Roses]

5. yep--he died in prison

[Meritaten1]

6. Is this the same ES&S?

Thread regarding voting counts in 2004:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=201x1544

[hedda_foil]

7. Yes.

[Blue_Roses]

10. Yes it is and what's interesting is how this guy(who was a vendor)

got immunity while McCuen -a Democrat--got sent to jail. The guy who got immunity is the brother to a guy who owns Diebold. Go figure...

[ElsewheresDaughter]

9. kick