Councilman Remains at Sheriff's Department During Investigation

The Lexington County Sheriff's Department is investigating reports that Lexington Town Councilman Danny Frazier is involved in illegal video poker operations.

Fraizer remains on the job at the sheriff's department, a spokesman for the department said late Thursday.

in Lexington Couny, according to a report in the Free Times. The newspaper obtained recorded conversations of a man identified as Frazier explaining to a potential business assciate how to set up a video poker parlor.

In an interview with the newspaper, Frazier said he can help people set up parlors but doesn't get paid for it. The video poker industry should be legalized and taxed, he told the paper.