William Hines of Washington County, pleaded guilty to one count of voting illegally, a felony. He was sentenced to a one-year suspended sentence, a year of probation, and order to pay $994 in restitution. Oklahoma. 2019. Ineligible Voting. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Max Burchett of Washington County, pleaded guilty to one count of voting illegally, a felony. He was sentenced to a one-year suspended sentence, a year of probation, and ordered to pay $554 in restitution. Oklahoma. 2019. Ineligible Voting. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Casey Vandorn of Washington County, pleaded guilty to one count of voting illegally, a felony. He was sentenced to a one-year suspended sentence, a year of probation, and ordered to pay $629 in restitution. Oklahoma. 2019. Ineligible Voting. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Ronald Henry, a 2015 candidate for trustee in Luther, Oklahoma, brought several absentee ballots to be notarized by Mayor Cecilia Taft. It is illegal for a ballot to be notarized without the person signing being present. Ronald Henry entered an Alford plea to the charges and received a five-year deferred sentence. Oklahoma. 2018. Fraudulent Use of Abs. Ballots. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Darryl Cates, of Westville, entered a plea of nolo contendere to charges of false notarization of absentee ballots. The charges stemmed from the 2009 Cave Springs School District election, in which 33 ballots were disputed based on inconsistencies between the signatures on ballot request forms and voter affidavits. All of the contested ballots were notarized by Cates. He was essentially charged with signing the names of two voters on absentee ballots. Following his plea, Cates received a three-year deferred sentence. Oklahoma. 2012. Fraudulent Use of Abs. Ballots. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary