Pure Bunkum: Reporting on the life and crimes of Buncombe County Sheriff Bobby Lee Medford |  | Author: Cecil Bothwell
Publisher: Brave Ulysses Books
Category: eBooks
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 138,293
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
Edition: first
ASIN: B001QOGWWY
Publication Date: November 20, 2008
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Product Description
Investigative reporter and biographer Cecil Bothwell sums up the criminal career of former Sheriff Bobby Lee Medford in a behind-the-headlines exposé. Based on two decades as a print reporter and editor in Buncombe County, Bothwell’s latest book fills in the gaps between the newspaper and TV stories, widely circulated rumors and, finally, the testimony and evidence presented in a federal court room. Released just one month after Medford began a fifteen year prison term for conspiracy, extortion, money laundering, mail fraud and illegal gambling, Bothwell discusses those crimes as well as others for which no indictment has yet been issued.
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Fascinating read of true-life extortion, money laundering, & official fraud! May 6, 2009
Mary (Asheville, NC)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
Pure Bunkum offers a fascinating look at both the corruption of a powerful public official and the work of an investigative reporter who helped to topple the fiefdom.
Cecil Bothwell tells the tale from his perspective as an editor and reporter who received an anonymous tip about a girl whisked to a state mental hospital after she was allegedly beaten by the sheriff's son. The cover-up that ensued became a thread that eventually unravelled a much bigger story of extortion, money laundering, mail fraud, illegal gambling and the disappearance of hundreds of thousands of dollars, weapons and drugs from the county evidence locker.
The author pursued the story through the sheriff's eventual arrest and trial in Federal court and offers a streamlined and highly readable narrative of the court proceedings which he attended gavel-to-gavel. The book makes it clear why we need a strong and independent press as a watchdog on public officials and makes the current sad state of the news industry seem sadder still.
Highly recommended, a great read!
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