Ex-school chief to plead guilty to vote buying

LEXINGTON, Ky. - A former eastern Kentucky school superintendent intends to plead guilty in a federal vote-buying case.

The Lexington Herald-Leader reported that an attorney for one-time Breathitt County school chief Arch Turner filed a motion in federal court Thursday requesting a hearing date for Turner to change his plea.

Turner is charged with being part of a scheme to buy votes in the May 2010 primary in the county.

The charges against him are that he tried to improperly influence a witness; conspired to buy votes; provided cash to buy votes; got a witness to lie; and lied himself to an FBI agent investigating the scheme.

Turner resigned in May.

Ten others have pleaded guilty or have been convicted of taking part in vote-buying in the same election.