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District Attorney Trent Brignac confirmed the arrest of Christina Sam, a Ville Platte city councilwoman, who is currently in a runoff for re-election.
The arrest is related to election fraud, forgery, and illegally procuring and submitting voter registration applications that are known to be materially false.
The violation of election code provision R.S. 18:1461.2 carries a maximum…
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