2026年9月3日 / 美国东部时间下午4:02 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻
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乔丹·弗赖曼是CBSNews.com的新闻编辑，负责报道突发新闻、热点事件、体育和犯罪新闻。他此前曾供职于《Spin》和《Death and Taxes》杂志。
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美国司法部周四宣布，密苏里州州众议院共和党候选人托马斯·罗斯因涉嫌指使前竞选经理将可卡因和安非他明栽赃给政治对手，面临一项联邦指控。
37岁的罗斯被控一项共谋分发受控物质罪，据称他计划在路易斯·塞克身上栽赃毒品。上月，罗斯在密苏里州第161选区共和党初选中仅以33票的优势击败塞克。
据密苏里州西区美国检察官办公室消息，这位未具名的前竞选经理就一起“公共腐败”事件联系了乔普林警察局，并向警方提供了一副他称是罗斯所赠的黑色尼龙手套。司法部表示，经FBI检测，手套内的“少量白色粉末”为可卡因，还有一粒兴奋剂阿德拉尔胶囊。
检察官称，这位前竞选经理向当局出示了据称来自罗斯的短信，短信中罗斯告诉竞选经理，趁罗斯外出度假时，将毒品放在对手的手提包或汽车里。
据哥伦比亚广播公司旗下KOLR电视台报道，一份可能原因陈述书显示，调查人员认为罗斯在此次密谋中使用了自己处方开出的阿德拉尔。
KOLR还报道称，法庭记录显示FBI特工为这位前竞选经理配备了录音设备。检察官表示，今年7月在与罗斯的一次会面中，该竞选经理提议可以匿名举报塞克的手提包或汽车里藏有毒品。罗斯据称回应道：“如果你能办成……那就去办。”
据美联社报道，密苏里州共和党主席彼得·金德称这些指控“严重且令人深感不安”，并呼吁罗斯退出竞选。
美国检察官R.马修·普莱斯在一份声明中表示，其办公室将“继续维护选举中的公平、透明和诚信，在有正当理由时追究破坏公众信任的行为”。
普莱斯说：“候选人开展竞选活动时应秉持诚信、诚实和对对手的尊重，让选民能够在不受错误信息或不当影响的情况下做出知情决定。”
GOP candidate for Missouri House charged with conspiring to plant cocaine on opponent
September 3, 2026 / 4:02 PM EDT / CBS News
By Jordan Freiman News Editor
Jordan Freiman is a news editor for CBSNews.com. He covers breaking news, trending stories, sports and crime. Jordan has previously worked at Spin and Death and Taxes.
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Thomas Ross, a Republican candidate for state representative in Missouri, is facing a federal charge over allegations he instructed his former campaign manager to plant cocaine and amphetamines on a political opponent, the Justice Department announced Thursday.
Ross, 37, is charged with one count of conspiring to distribute a controlled substance in the alleged scheme to plant drugs on Louise Secker, whom he defeated by just 33 votes in the Republican primary in Missouri’s House District 161 last month.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri, the former campaign manager, who was not named, contacted the Joplin Police Department about a “public corruption” matter and gave them a black nylon glove that he said he was given by Ross. Inside the glove was a “small amount of white powder” that FBI testing confirmed to be cocaine and one capsule of the stimulant Adderall, the DOJ said.
The former campaign manager showed authorities text messages allegedly from Ross in which he told the campaign manager to plant the drugs in his opponent’s purse or car while Ross was out of the state on vacation, prosecutors said.
According to a probable cause statement, investigators believe Ross used Adderall from his own prescription in the alleged plot, CBS affiliate KOLR-TV reported.
KOLR also reported that court records show FBI agents gave the former campaign manager a recording device. During a meeting with Ross in July, the campaign manager suggested they could call in an anonymous tip about Secker having drugs in her purse or car, prosecutors said. Ross allegedly replied, “If you can pull it off … pull it off.”
Peter Kinder, the chairman of the Missouri Republican Party, said the accusations were “serious and deeply troubling,” and called on Ross to drop out of the race, The Associated Press reported.
U.S. Attorney R. Matthew Price said in a statement that his office will “continue to uphold fairness, transparency, and integrity in elections and will pursue violations of public trust when warranted.”
“Candidates are expected to conduct their campaigns with integrity, honesty, and respect for their opponents, allowing voters to make informed decisions without fear of misinformation or undue influence,” Price said.
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