In Blue River, Wisconsin, Douglas Ferrel was found guilty of making false representations that he personally had obtained each of the signatures on a recall petition when he had not. He was found guilty and charged court assessments of $707. Wisconsin. 2004. Ballot Petition Fraud. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
In West Virginia, Johnny Mendez, the sheriff of Logan County, pleaded guilty to federal charges that he accepted $10,000 in illegal contributions and used the money to buy votes in the 2000 and 2004 elections. West Virginia. 2004. Buying Votes. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Alvin Ray Porter, Jr., the former police chief of Logan County, pleaded guilty to buying votes during the 2002 Democratic Primary. Porter was one of several Logan County officials who conspired to influence elections in 2002. Porter was sentenced to three years of probation and was ordered to pay a $1,000 fine. He also was ordered to give speeches on his personal experiences with corruption to eighth grade civics classes and others. West Virginia. 2004. Buying Votes. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Dustin S. Collings, identified as a homeless Seattle resident, was convicted of casting two ballots, both using the alias of Dustin Ocoilain, a name that was listed twice on the voter registration rolls. Washington. 2004. Duplicate Voting. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Victor Pinho pleaded guilty to a third-degree misdemeanor charge of unlawful voting. He had illegally voted in both Philadelphia and Lehigh county. Pennsylvania. 2004. Duplicate Voting. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
George Edgar Rheam, Jr. pleaded guilty to two violations of the state Election Code, perjury and false signatures and statements. He was fined and given probation. Pennsylvania. 2004. False Registrations. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Anita and Valerie Moore, Wayne Shatley, Carlos Hood, and Ross Banner paid people $10 to induce them to register to vote and $25 to induce them to vote for incumbent Caldwell County Sheriff Gary Clark or a straight party ticket for the 2002 election. The Moore sisters pleaded guilty and testified against the others, who were subsequently convicted. A judge sentenced Shatley to the maximum applicable sentence of 33 months in prison due to the “extensive disruption of a government service” that Shatley and his accomplices caused. North Carolina. 2004. Buying Votes. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Jerry Lyles, Jr., a candidate for District 1 Supervisor in Adams County for the 2004 election, pleaded guilty to one count of completing a voter registration application for a voter in the wrong district. Lyles was sentenced to one year of probation, and at the end of that year his record was expunged. Mississippi. 2004. False Registrations. Diversion Program. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
A Tallahatchie County jury found William Greg Eason guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit voter fraud and eight counts of voter fraud in connection with his work on Jerome Little’s campaign to be District Five Supervisor for Tallahatchie County in a 2003 run-off election. Eason promised items of value (beer and money) to induce people to vote fraudulently by absentee ballot. Eason was sentenced to serve one year in prison for conspiracy to commit voter fraud, and a second year-long sentence plus seven concurrent one-year sentences for the eight counts of voter fraud. Eason’s imprisonment totaled two years. His conviction was upheld by the Court of Appeals of Mississippi. Mississippi. 2004. Buying Votes. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Minnie Saulsberry pleaded guilty to both conspiracy to commit voter fraud and voter fraud after she traded beer, gas, and cash for votes in a run-off election for Tallahatchee County supervisor. Mississippi. 2004. Buying Votes. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Christine Chernosky, a Canadian citizen, came to the United States on a six-month visitor visa. During that time, she applied for a driver’s license, registered to vote, and voted in the 2004 election, a felony under Minnesota law. Immigration Judge ruled that this Canadian citizen could be deported from the U.S. and was inadmissible because she had illegally registered and voted in the 2004 election, and it was upheld on appeal. Minnesota. 2004. Ineligible Voting. Judicial Finding. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Patricia Deganutti was found guilty of violating Illinois absentee ballot law by “unlawful observation of voting.” While serving as a precinct captain in Cicero, Illinois, she visited a voter’s home and persuaded him to apply for an absentee ballot, then returned and told him how to fill it out, and left with the completed ballot. She was sentenced to 18 months’ probation. Illinois. 2004. Fraudulent Use of Abs. Ballots. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Leroy Scott Jr., Lillie Nichols, Terrance R. Stith, and Sandra Stith pleaded guilty to one count each of vote buying. They were given funds from the St. Clair County Democratic Committee in order to buy votes for the upcoming election. Nichols and Mr. Stith were sentenced to four months in prison. Sandra Stith received one year of probation. Scott received 10 months’ imprisonment and paid $3,100 in fines. Illinois. 2004. Buying Votes. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
A former election judge, Leander Brooks, pleaded guilty to election fraud in the 2002 election. He forged signatures of three dead people on absentee ballot applications. He was sentenced to 18 months in prison and a $400 fine. Illinois. 2004. Fraudulent Use of Abs. Ballots. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Goodson was convicted of falsifying or forging public records and wrongful signing of a ballot petition (a felony charge) in connection with the 2004 general election. He was found guilty. Idaho. 2004. Ballot Petition Fraud. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Troy Shivdayal pleaded guilty to knowingly voting in a U.S. election while not a U.S. citizen. He was sentenced to one year’s probation and fined $250. Florida. 2004. Ineligible Voting. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Syble McKenzie pleaded guilty to election fraud after she voted despite being a non-citizen. She was sentenced to one year’s probation and 30 hours’ community service. Florida. 2004. Ineligible Voting. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Kenneth Bennett pleaded guilty to knowingly voting in a U.S. election while not a U.S. citizen. He was sentenced to three months’ probation, barred from owning a firearm, and assessed a $250 fine. Florida. 2004. Ineligible Voting. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Jobero Lubin pleaded guilty to knowingly voting in a U.S. election while not a U.S. citizen. He was sentenced to one year’s probation. Florida. 2004. Ineligible Voting. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Jerry St. Clair O’Neil pleaded guilty to knowingly voting in a U.S. election while not a U.S. citizen. He was sentenced to one year’s probation and fined $250. Florida. 2004. Ineligible Voting. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary