May 24, 2012
TELLICO PLAINS, Tenn. (WVLT) -- Two men are charged with trying to buy votes during the 2011 Tellico Plains Mayoral Race, according to a TBI spokesperson.
Tellico Plains resident Chuck Hunt is facing eights counts of bribery of a voter and eight counts of conspiracy to bribe a voter; while Norman Nichols who lives in Madisonville faces six counts of bribery of a voter and six counts of conspiracy to bribe a voter.
The pair had been under investigation by the TBI since September at the request of the District Attorney General.
Both were booked into the Monroe County Jail on $1,000 bond each.
