Video Poker 24/7 - Money in the Basement

Video Poker 247 - Money in the Basement

As the video poker trial continues to former Buncombe County Sheriff Bobby Medford, one of his top deputies came forward today to testify against him. According to former Lt. John “Johnny” Harrison, Medford kept the video poker checks until he needed them.

Harrison said that he had forged Medford’s name on the video poker payoff checks and cashed them at local stores when the sheriff needed the money. He said that the money went into the re-election account during election years, but otherwise he kept it.

Harrison said that Medford didn’t want the banks to see the video poker checks and wouldn’t put his name on them. So Harrison went to a store that was managed by a friend of Medford’s and cashed the video poker checks there.

An FBI agent that had been part of the raid on Lt. Ronnie Eugene “Butch” Davis’ house said that he had found $18,000 of video poker payoffs in the basement. He also had a bank deposit of $25,000 and an investment COD for an additional $25,000.

Medford’s lawyers have maintained that he had no knowledge of the video poker corruption – although all of the testimony thus far would suggest otherwise.

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