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A jury has found Kentucky SOS Alison Lundergan Grimes' father, Jerry Lundergan, guilty of illegally funneling more than $200,000 into her senate campaign. The most serious charge could result in up to 20 years in prison. via @drdesrochers kentucky.com/news/politics-…
@drdesrochers A brief refresher on some of me and @drdesrochers coverage of other various debacles Grimes faces, many of which resulted in her having her authority to manage elections in the state stripped. propublica.org/article/kentuc…
@drdesrochers At Grimes' direction, the state board of elections paid a new cybersecurity company with no elections experience (but whose CEO had donated to Grimes' campaigns) lots of money. State elections officials say the company didn't really do anything. propublica.org/article/the-cu…
@drdesrochers Her office is under investigation by a special prosecutor, the ethics department and the personnel board for essentially taking over the State Board of Elections and creating a hazardous and abusive workplace. propublica.org/article/kentuc…
@drdesrochers And her staff used the state's voter registration system to look up various state officials. Her office has said this was all part of their daily duties, but others say it was an abuse of power. propublica.org/article/kentuc…
@drdesrochers As @drdesrochers and @billestep1 note in their piece, the jury looked not just at her Senate run against McConnell in 2014, but also her campaigns for secretary of state. This will deal a heavy blow to Grimes' political prospects. kentucky.com/news/politics-… 
