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Originally Posted by Villages Kahuna
… in this case they bought a Commissioner. In the case of Sumter County, they’re sending two commissioners to prison on a phone baloney felony charge.
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Just to clear the air, the felony charge is far from phony baloney. Or was "phone" baloney a pun? The charge against those two was about as simple as it gets. Both were sworn in. Both swore to tell the truth. Both lied to direct, simple questions. Lying under oath is Perjury...a felony. Neither of those former commissioners would be in their present predicament had they not made the conscious decision to lie under oath.
Now, prison? Highly unlikely. One took a deal, and will testify against the other. He will probably plead guilty to a lesser charge and quietly ride off into the sunset. The other will likely eat a felony conviction, but it is doubtful he will serve any real jail time.