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Trial Transcript of Bobby Medford Federal Criminal Trial
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Last Revised • July 6, 2026
This Source Verification Page documents a citation to the trial transcript of the federal criminal prosecution of former Buncombe County Sheriff Bobby Medford. Although the original transcript has not been obtained for inclusion within the Source Verification Archive, its contents have been independently verified through Pure Bunkum: Reporting on the Life and Crimes of Buncombe County Sheriff Bobby Lee Medford by Cecil Bothwell. This page preserves the transcript citation relied upon in the Supplemental Motion while documenting the verification materials currently available.
Related SMAR Citation
“[See trial transcript of Bobby Medford, 2008; as cited by Cecil Bothwell in "Pure Bunkum"]”
Source
Trial Transcript of Bobby Medford Federal Criminal Trial
Verification Source
Pure Bunkum: Reporting on the Life and Crimes of Buncombe County Sheriff Bobby Lee Medford
Author(s)
Cecil Bothwell
Source Location
Quoted and discussed in Pure Bunkum: Reporting on the Life and Crimes of Buncombe County Sheriff Bobby Lee Medford
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1Title Page
Chapter 22Referenced in the Supplemental Motion
Page 16, Paragraph: 21
X Original trial transcript not obtained
✔ Transcript references and quoted statements independently verified through Pure Bunkum by Cecil Bothwell
✔ Publicly available source
✔ Relevant passages highlighted
✔ Included within the Source Verification Archive
May's allegation that former Buncombe County Sheriff Bobby Medford engaged in serious abuses
of public office and that federal prosecutors viewed the conduct as part of a broader pattern of
corruption. The Bobby Medford trial transcript is cited to document Assistant United States
Attorney Richard Lee Edwards' characterization of the case as involving "public corruption, the
abuse of power and an effort to enrich Bobby Medford." May relies upon this testimony to support
his claim that corruption within Buncombe County law enforcement extended to senior officials and
affected public confidence in the integrity of criminal justice institutions operating during that
period.
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