Good News: Mississippi Woman Convicted After Trying to Win Votes Via Bribes | The Heritage Foundation

Good News: Mississippi Woman Convicted After Trying to Win Votes Via Bribes | The Heritage Foundation:

And, as Canton’s residents are discovering, the worst of the bunch might just be Courtney Rainey. Courtney Rainey—Canton’s director of human and cultural needs, school board member, and (ironically) judicial candidate—was convicted and sentenced Sept. 23 to 15 years in prison on charges of witness intimidation after she tried to stymie the criminal investigation into her earlier efforts at voter fraud.  While many were given the opportunity to enter pretrial diversion programs or step down from their offices, Rainey was not given the same leniency in her sentence—and for good reason.