Logan lawmaker named coconspirator in election fraud« Thread Started on Oct 31, 2005, 2:46am » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Logan lawmaker named coconspirator in election fraud case Story by The Associated Pressread source: http://www.wboy.com/story.cfm?func=view ... CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Federal prosecutors consider House of Delegates member Joe C- Ferrell a co-conspirator in the election fraud case that accuses several southern West Virginia officials and residents of vote-buying. Ferrell, a Logan County Democrat, has not been charged in the case. But prosecutors say he has provided a tape-recording of a 1992 conversation that could become evidence at trial. Ferrell's name came up today during a U-S District Court hearing in Charleston for the election fraud trial of six Lincoln County men. Those men include Circuit Clerk Greg Stowers and Assessor Jerry Weaver. The trial has been postponed until January. Ferrell's lawyer declined to comment on today's disclosure. Ferrell was a multi-term legislator in 1992 when he pleaded guilty to illegal campaign spending. Though he promised afterward never to run again, Ferrell has won re-election to the House each term since 1998. Investigators searched Ferrell's business in June.