Stephen Wroblewski pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of Providing False Information to Obtain an Absentee Ballot. Wroblewski illegally procured a ballot in order to vote in the 2008 election in the name of his wife, a Democrat activist who had recently passed away. He was given a $500 fine. Wisconsin. 2009. Fraudulent Use of Abs. Ballots. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Latoya Lewis of Milwaukee pleaded guilty to committing election fraud while working for the now-defunct liberal group, ACORN. Lewis admitted that, while trying to hit her registration quotas, she registered the same people multiple times. One such voter indicated he had never registered through Lewis. Lewis received a one-year sentence at the House of Correction, but the judge stayed the sentence. Instead, Lewis was ordered to serve a 90-day sentence, three years of probation, and was barred from working on future voter registration efforts. Wisconsin. 2009. False Registrations. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Kendall Craker of Milwaukee pleaded guilty to a charge of fraudulent registration. He had registered to vote and voted despite the fact that he was a convicted felon and therefore ineligible. As part of his plea agreement, an illegal voting charge was dropped. Craker was sentenced to 60 days’ imprisonment and ordered to pay $113 in court costs. Wisconsin. 2009. Ineligible Voting. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Endalyn Adams, a registration worker, was convicted of falsely procuring voter registration information. To meet her daily registration quota, she made up information on voter registration forms and submitted them. Adam Mucklin, a special registration deputy with the Community Voter Project, was convicted of attempting to register himself to vote even though he was a convicted felon and therefore ineligible. He was also convicted for attempting to lie to the Milwaukee Election Commission. Ms. Adams was sentenced to three years’ probation and 75 hours of community service. Mucklin was sentenced to four months in the House of Correction on one count and given a stayed consecutive seven-month sentence and a year of probation on the other count. Wisconsin. 2009. Ballot Petition Fraud. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Susan Risenhoover pleaded guilty to forging the signature of her son (who had moved to Texas) on an absentee ballot and then submitting it in connection with the 2008 election. She was sentenced to 40 hours of community service. Washington. 2009. Fraudulent Use of Abs. Ballots. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Oralia Frausto was sentenced for his role in a scheme that involved registering fake voters to vacant lots during the 2006 Democratic Primary. The goal was to submit a large number of mail-in ballots. He received a pre-trial diversion. Texas. 2009. False Registrations. Fraudulent Use of Abs. Ballots. Diversion Program. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Maria Gonzalez was sentenced for her role in a scheme that involved registering fake voters to vacant lots during the 2006 Democratic Primary. The goal was to submit a large number of mail-in ballots. She received pre-trial diversion. Texas. 2009. False Registrations. Fraudulent Use of Abs. Ballots. Diversion Program. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Jack Carol Crowder pleaded guilty to one count of fraudulent use of identifying information. Crowder impersonated his deceased father in the 2008 Democratic primary in Harris County. Crowder used his father’s registration card to cast a ballot in his name. He was sentenced to one year of deferred adjudication and ordered to pay a $200 fine. Texas. 2009. Impersonation Fraud at the Polls. Diversion Program. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Raul Reyna pleaded guilty to one count of illegal voting. Reyna, a convicted felon, voted in a 2007 municipal and school election despite being ineligible. He was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment in a Texas Department of Criminal Justice corrections facility and was ordered to pay a $500 fine. Texas. 2009. Ineligible Voting. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Paulito Nilo pleaded guilty to one count of voting despite being a felon. Nilo cast his illegal vote in the 2008 municipal election. He was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment, probated to five years of community supervision. He served one day in jail and was ordered to pay a $500 fine. Texas. 2009. Ineligible Voting. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Guadalupe Rios pleaded guilty to eleven counts of illegally possessing a ballot without the voter’s consent. She was sentenced to 60 days’ house arrest, four years of probation, and was ordered to pay a $500 fine. Texas. 2009. Fraudulent Use of Abs. Ballots. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Elizabeth Martinez pleaded guilty to voting illegally in a 2007 municipal election. Martinez, a convicted felon, was ineligible to vote. She was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment in a Texas Department of Criminal Justice corrections facility. Texas. 2009. Ineligible Voting. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
James Norman, of Loudon County, was found guilty of a Class E felony for illegal voting and registration. Tennessee. 2009. False Registrations. Ineligible Voting. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
While an employee for ACORN, Jemar Barksdale falsified 18 voter registration cards. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 23 months of house arrest. Pennsylvania. 2009. False Registrations. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Terry Belli, of Gahanna, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge after he voted twice in the 2008 election. He voted in both Franklin and Fairfield counties. Belli was sentenced to 180 days’ imprisonment, which would be suspended if he paid a $1,000 fine within three months. Ohio. 2009. Duplicate Voting. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Jowan Christian pleaded guilty to violating Ohio’s prohibitions relating to petitions or declarations law. She received a deferred 12-month prison sentence pending completion of 12 months of community control. Ohio. 2009. Ballot Petition Fraud. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Donshay Lemar Carter pleaded guilty to one charge of filing a false petition. He was ordered to complete one year of community control. Ohio. 2009. Ballot Petition Fraud. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Darnell Nash pleaded guilty to three counts of false registration for filling out voter registration forms under false names and addresses. The 24-year-old Cleveland man registered nine times in 2008 using false names and addresses. Nash was sentenced to six months in jail. Ohio. 2009. False Registrations. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Daniel Hausman, Amy Little, and Yolanda Hippensteele, who worked for an advocacy group, each pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges, admitting that they changed their residencies to Ohio and voted on the same day during the early voting period. Ohio law requires that voters be residents of the state for at least 30 days before voting. All three were sentenced to a year’s probation, a $1,000 fine and a 60-day suspended jail sentence. Ohio. 2009. False Registrations. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Cathy LaMaster pleaded guilty to attempted false election registration. She filled out an absentee ballot for herself in Franklin County, and filled another out for her daughter in Guernsey County, where she goes to school. LaMaster was fined $1,000 and sentenced to one year on probation with a suspended six-month jail sentence. Ohio. 2009. Fraudulent Use of Abs. Ballots. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary