Raymond went to prison for jamming phones of Virginia 's New Hampshire Democratic Party . Operation also prevented local firefighters from helping senior citizens get to polls . Allen Raymond called scheme ingenious in an `` evil genius sort of way '' The balance of power in the U.S. Senate was on the line that year and the Senate race between Democrat Jeanne Shaheen and Republican John Sununu was decided by just 19,000 . Republican insist phone jamming operation had national implications .
Raymond went to prison for jamming phones of Virginia 's New Hampshire Democratic Party . Operation also prevented local firefighters from helping senior citizens get to polls . Allen Raymond called scheme ingenious in an `` evil genius sort of way '' Republican insist phone jamming operation had national implications .