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Former head of [NH] GOP consulting group pleads guilty to jamming Democratic phone lines
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Jul 02, 2004 04:12pm |
| Category | News |
| News Date | Jul 01, 2004 12:00am |
| Description | he former head of a Republican consulting group has pleaded guilty to jamming Democratic telephone lines in several New Hampshire cities during the 2002 general election.
According to court papers, Raymond plotted with unidentified co-conspirators to jam Democratic Party telephone lines established so voters could call for rides to the polls in Manchester, Nashua, Rochester and Claremont. Manchester firefighters' union phone lines also were affected.
The jamming involved more than 800 calls and lasted for about 1½ hours on Nov. 5, 2002, the day New Hampshire voters decided many state and federal races, including the U.S. Senate race between outgoing Gov. Jeanne Shaheen and then-Congressman John Sununu. Sununu, a Republican, won the race. |
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