Call it a case of mistaken prosecution. West Virginia State Senator Oshel Craigo (D-WV) went down to defeat in 2002 after Republicans (drawing on tight ties to the state’s U.S. attorney) spread the word that he was under federal investigation. But it’s a funny thing: Craigo was never actually prosecuted. And now his successor Lisa Smith (R), who rose to victory on the news of Craigo’s legal troubles, is headed to jail for the same crime.
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