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Former Mayor Weddle Faces Campaign Finance Charges | Lexington News
Former London Mayor Randall Weddle is under criminal fire for allegedly channeling over $300,000 to Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear’s campaign through shell donors and personal credit card transactions, with prosecutors accusing him of evading donation limits. Weddle denies wrongdoing, claiming ignorance of the law. The case spiraled when his lawyer revealed a key witness deleted texts about fundraising — texts later recovered from Weddle’s phone and now central to an election finance probe. Beshear’s team insists they reported and returned the funds, with no one in their camp facing charges…
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