Tobin phone-jamming retrial rescheduled by federal judge

Source: Bangor Daily News

A federal judge in Concord, N.H., has rescheduled a new trial for James Tobin, 47, of Bangor on conspiracy and telephone harassment charges over his alleged role in the 2002 get-out-the-vote phone banks run by New Hampshire Democrats and a firefighters union.

U.S. District Judge Steven McAuliffe set Feb. 20 for jury selection even though he has not yet issued his ruling outlining whether the former political operative for the Republican National Committee should be retried or if the charges should be dismissed.

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The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals last year reversed Tobin’s convictions and sent the case back to McAuliffe because his jury instructions defining harassment were overbroad and prejudicial to Tobin.

Tobin was convicted 14 months ago by a jury for conspiring to jam the get-out-the-vote phone lines of New Hampshire Democrats in the 2002 Senate race. He was sentenced to 10 months in federal prison but his sentence has been stayed pending the outcome of a new trial or the dismissal of the charges.

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This guy is a creep. He should be serving those 10 months. Or his pal, George, could pardon him.

Don't forget all the calls to the White House going on at the same time as the phone jamming.

The fix is in.