Hackney LibDem councillor Zev Lieberman and Conservative councillor Isaac Leibowitz are are facing jail after being convicted of Britain's "largest" vote-rigging conspiracy when a Crown Court jury rejected the pair's claims of "honest mistakes".
Friday, March 09, 2001
Hackney Vote-Rigging Councillors Face Jail
Hackney LibDem councillor Zev Lieberman and Conservative councillor Isaac Leibowitz are are facing jail after being convicted of Britain's "largest" vote-rigging conspiracy when a Crown Court jury rejected the pair's claims of "honest mistakes".
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