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PIKEVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A politician who was convicted of buying votes was sentenced to more than two years in federal prison, but he will continue to hold his post from his cell. Knott County Judge-Executive Donnie Newsome has been in jail since he was convicted in October, when a federal judge said he was a danger to the community based on alleged witness tampering during his trial. Newsome has been working as the top county administrator from his cell under a state law that says that even convicted felons can't be removed until their appeals are exhausted. Newsome plans to appeal...
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