Former GOP Official Faces Felony Charges

Dec 5, 2006 08:24 AM MST

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) Prosecutors have filed fraud charges against the former executive director of the Allen County Republican Party, who acknowledged that he forged the signatures of eleven township candidates on official forms.

41-year-old Douglas Foy of Fort Wayne is charged with eleven felony counts of falsely making a declaration of candidacy or part of a declaration of candidacy. A warrant was issued for his arrest Monday.

If convicted, he faces six months to three years in prison on each charge. In August, Foy presented a written statement to the Allen County Election Board, taking responsibility for the forgeries. The board voted unanimously to remove the eleven candidates from the ballot. GOP officials also fired Foy.

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