Voting fraud sting
Election Fraud Is the Target of F.B.I. Sting - New York Times: "Thomas Esposito's campaign for the State Legislature in 2004 seemed to be following the usual pattern. Mr. Esposito, a former mayor of Logan, issued press releases, raised money and bought newspaper advertisements. Signs bearing his name popped up in yards around rural Logan County.
But less than a month before the May primary election, Mr. Esposito dropped out, citing an ailing mother-in-law. The real reason surfaced only later: the Federal Bureau of Investigation had planted Mr. Esposito among the field of candidates to help find evidence of vote-buying in southern West Virginia.
Federal prosecutors say the tactic worked."