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Allen Raymond
Allen Raymond was the president of GOP Marketplace, a Virginia-based telephone service vendor.
On June 30, 2004, Raymond pled guilty to one count of Conspiracy to engage in interstate telephone communications with the intent to annoy or harass. On February 8, 2005 he was sentenced to five months in prison, which was reduced on appeal on February 2, 2006 to three months in prison. Raymond will complete his sentence in June 2006.
See Raymond's Grand Ole Docket entry for ongoing court dates.
Key Points:
Allen Raymond's GOP Marketplace was enlisted to execute the phone-jamming operation in New Hampshire on Election Day 2002.
Sometime in October 2002, after hearing Charles McGee's phone-jamming plan, James Tobin directed McGee to Allen Raymond, a former colleague of Tobin's and president of GOP Marketplace. Tobin "recommended that McGee call Raymond to seek his help with the described plan." (according to Tobin's May 18, 2005 indictment)
Raymond's GOP Marketplace hired Mylo Enterprises to place the hang-up calls on Election Day morning.
Sometime in October or early November of 2002, Chris Cupit, Allen Raymond's partner and vice president of GOP Marketplace, contacted Shaun Hansen of Mylo Enterprises. GOP Marketplace then hired Mylo Enterprises to execute the actual hang-up calls on Election Day morning.
On November 4, 2002, one day before Election Day, McGee sent a check for $15,600 drawn on the account of the New Hampshire Republican State Committee to GOP Marketplace. GOP Marketplace then tendered a check for $2,500 to Mylo Enterprises to place the hang-up calls. (according to Tobin's May 18, 2005 indictment)
Research by Ben Craw and Amram Migdal
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