Former RNC official sentenced to prison for 'phone jam' plot

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He later became New England chairman of President Bush's 2004 re-election campaign, but stepped down when Democrats accused him of playing a role in the jamming.

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Published: Wednesday May 17, 2006


"A former Republican National Committee official was sentenced Wednesday to 10 months in prison for his role in the jamming of New Hampshire Democrats' telephones on Election Day 2002," reports the Associated Press.

"Prosecutors said [James Tobin] helped arrange more than 800 hang-up calls that jammed get-out-the-vote phone lines set up by the state Democratic Party and the Manchester firefighters' union for about an hour," the article continues. "Republican John Sununu defeated then-Gov. Jeanne Shaheen for the Senate that day in what had been considered a cliffhanger."

The Department of Justice announced today that Tobin was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Steven McAuliffe of the District of New Hampshire to 10 months in prison, an additional two years of supervised release, plus a fine of $10,000.

Tobin joins two others indicted on related charges: Charles McGee, former Executive Director for the New Hampshire Republican State Committee, and GOP Marketplace's Allen Raymond, who were sentenced to seven month and three month prison terms, respectively.

In October, the trial will begin for Shaun Hansen, whose firm, Mylo Enterprises, was subcontracted by GOP Marketplace to carry out the phone jamming scheme.

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May 17, 2006

Ex-Official Gets 10 Mos. in Phone-Jam Plot
By ANNE SAUNDERS
ASSOCIATED PRESS

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A former Republican National Committee official was sentenced Wednesday to 10 months in prison for his role in the jamming of New Hampshire Democrats' telephones on Election Day 2002.

James Tobin, 45, was found guilty in December of harassment by telephone.

Prosecutors said he helped arrange more than 800 hang-up calls that jammed get-out-the-vote phone lines set up by the state Democratic Party and the Manchester firefighters' union for about an hour. Republican John Sununu defeated then-Gov. Jeanne Shaheen for the Senate that day in what had been considered a cliffhanger.

At the time, Tobin was a regional official with the RNC and the National Republican Senatorial Committee, overseeing Senate campaigns in several states, including New Hampshire and Maine.

He later became New England chairman of President Bush's 2004 re-election campaign, but stepped down when Democrats accused him of playing a role in the jamming.

In addition to the prison sentence, he received a $10,000 fine and two years of probation.

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