Buchanan County Supervisor Trey Adkins, a Virginia Democrat, was indicted by a grand jury a few days ago on dozens of offenses ranging from theft to election fraud.
Adkins and another accused offender, Sherry Lynn Bailey, were charged with a total of 94 crimes.
According to the news outlet, Adkins is charged with 82 counts in total, including 34 counts of False Statement – Election Fraud, 11 counts of Absentee Voting Procedure Violation, 8 counts of Public Embezzlement, 11 counts of Forgery of Public Record, 15 counts of Uttering Public Record, and 3 counts of Conspiracy to Make a False Statement – Election Fraud.
Bailey, on the other hand, is facing only 12 accusations in all.4 counts of False Statement – Election Fraud, 4 counts of Conspiracy to Make a False Statement, and 4 counts of Forgery of Public Record are among the charges against her.
Adkins has been under investigation for over two years, with the Virginia State Police handling the majority of the inquiry. Reece Robinson, Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney, and a special prosecutor are currently handling the case.
Because of the Rules of Professional Conduct, the special prosecutor, Zach Stoots, claimed that he would be unable to provide any further facts on the case.
“The Rules of Professional Conduct prevents any lawyer participating in the prosecution of a criminal matter that may be tried to a jury from making an extrajudicial statement that the lawyer knows or should know will have a likelihood of interfering with the fairness of a trial by jury. Based on the Rules of Professional Conduct, my office will not be making any further statements on the pending matters.”
Yet, some information regarding the charges has surfaced. One allegation is that Adkins, in his capacity as supervisor, faked absentee votes and forged signatures in order to win a public office race.
