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Mayoral candidate pled to felony in 2001
| posted Monday, March 8th, 2010 @ 8:23 pm | |
 One of four men running for mayor of Winnsboro pled guilty to a felony in 2001 for filing false public records, but he maintains he was an innocent man.
Deacue Fields was originally charged in state court with malfeasance in office, conspiracy and money laundering and filing false public records. The charges stemmed from his tenure as deputy elections commissioner under former Elections Commissioner Jerry Fowler. Fowler served as elections commissioner from 1980-2000. Fowler was indicted by a federal grand jury after leaving office, was convicted for bribery and tax evasion and served time in federal prison. He died in January 2009.
Fields says he never committed the crime for which he pled guilty. He said the charges brought against him were false and meant to compel him to testify against Fowler.
"The charges were to make me testify," Fields said. "I didn't know what the individual was doing, so I couldn't testify." |
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Patriots eliminated in first round
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