London mayor faces 4 felony charges for donations to KY Gov. Beshear, state Democrats

By: Tom Loftus

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: March 31, 2026

Words: 1,129

Last Updated: 4 months ago

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FRANKFORT — A Laurel County Grand Jury has indicted London Mayor Randall Weddle on four felony counts, alleging he made $93,000 in excessive contributions to the 2023 campaign of Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and the Kentucky Democratic Party.

The indictment was returned Tuesday afternoon and announced in a brief news release by Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman, whose office is leading the investigation.

Each of the counts is a Class D felony punishable by a …

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