Terry Krall, of Eau Claire, pleaded no contest to a charge of illegal voting. Krall voted in the November 2008 election despite the fact that he was ineligible due to an existing felony record. He was sentenced to five days’ imprisonment. Wisconsin. 2010. Ineligible Voting. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
The Wisconsin couple was convicted of voting twice, with each casting absentee ballots in elections in the town of Wyocena, where they owned a cabin, before later voting in the city of Blooming Grove. The victor in the Wyocena trustee’s race–who also happened to be the Kwiatkowskis’ preferred candidate–won by a two-vote margin, prompting the judge to declare that the couple’s fraud swung the election. Mr. Kwiatkowski was fined $2,000 and his wife received a $1,500 fine. Wisconsin. 2010. Duplicate Voting. Fraudulent Use of Abs. Ballots. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
In 2010, L.B. Dean pleaded guilty to a felony charge of Voting by a Disqualified Person. Dean was a felon, having been previously convicted on charges related to the manufacture and distribution of cocaine. He was thus ineligible, but cast a ballot in the 2008 presidential election nonetheless. He was sentenced to serve 60 days in prison. Wisconsin. 2010. Ineligible Voting. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Kevin Clancy and Maria Miles, both employees for ACORN, pleaded guilty to falsely procuring voter registration information after admitting that they submitted multiple voter registration forms for the same individuals. To meet quotas, Clancy admitted he and others also registered themselves multiple times. Clancy received a 10-month prison sentence, but will serve his time consecutively with another sentence he is already serving for an armed robbery. Wisconsin. 2010. False Registrations. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Irving Anders of Prairie Du Chien pleaded guilty to a charge of absentee ballot fraud. He was ordered to pay a court assessment of $883. Wisconsin. 2010. Fraudulent Use of Abs. Ballots. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Glenn Schofield of Chippewa Falls pleaded guilty to a charge of illegal voting. Schofield voted in the November 2008 election despite the fact that he was ineligible due to an existing felony record. He received a six-month suspended prison sentence, 18 months’ probation, and was ordered to pay a $1,230.25 court assessment. Wisconsin. 2010. Ineligible Voting. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
While employed by the Community Voters Project, Frank Edmund Walton registered 70 voters for the 2008 election. Only 16 of those registrations contained accurate information, and at least one contained the information of a deceased voter. He was convicted of one count of falsely procuring voter registrations and sentenced to 52 days in jail and fined $500. Wisconsin. 2010. False Registrations. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
David Lewis and Ramon Martinez, who were still under supervision for prior felonies, pleaded guilty to one count of voting as a disqualified person for registering and then casting ballots in the 2008 election. Under Wisconsin law, those under felony supervision are ineligible to vote. Lewis was sentenced to 20 days’ imprisonment and fined $250. Martinez was sentenced to 30 days’ imprisonment and received a $750 fine. Wisconsin. 2010. Ineligible Voting. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
James Surkamp pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of unauthorized presence in a polling place. Surkamp, while serving as Jefferson County Commissioner, voted twice in a 2009 referendum. He cast his first vote during the early voting period and then attempted to vote again on election day. Surkamp, who subsequently lost his re-election bid in the 2010 Democratic primary, was ordered to write a letter to the Secretary of State admitting his guilt, as well as pay a $100 fine and court costs. West Virginia. 2010. Duplicate Voting. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Janice Waters, of Marysville, was convicted of illegal registration in the wrong county, absentee ballot fraud, and illegal double voting in the 2008 general election. Waters submitted a ballot for her son, who was a convicted felon and ineligible to vote. Upon questioning, Waters told the County Sheriff’s Office she did not submit her son’s ballot and suspected her mail had been intercepted or misdirected. Forensic scientists analyzed Waters’ signature with the signature on her son’s absentee ballot and concluded she had submitted the form. Waters was sentenced to 20 days in jail; the sentence was later converted to 160 hours of community service. Washington. 2010. Duplicate Voting. Fraudulent Use of Abs. Ballots. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Bonnie Nicholson, of Louisa County, Virginia, pleaded guilty to two counts of election fraud in 2010. She illegally registered to vote and cast a ballot in the 2008 presidential election, despite the fact that she was ineligible due to a felony conviction. Nicholson was sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment, which was suspended. Virginia. 2010. Ineligible Voting. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Bernard Pace pleaded guilty to charges of election fraud and forgery. Pace voted in the 2008 election despite being a felon and therefore ineligible. He was sentenced to a five year suspended prison term. Virginia. 2010. Ineligible Voting. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Maria Mendoza Garcia was given a 12-month pre-trial diversion after she was charged with seven counts of knowingly providing false information on an application to receive an early voting ballot. In addition, she was ordered to complete 80 hours of community service and pay a $60 supervision fee. Texas. 2010. False Registrations. Diversion Program. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Estela Cruz Saenz was given a six month pre-trial diversion after she was charged with seven counts of knowingly providing false information in order to obtain an early-voting ballot. In addition to the diversion program, Saenz was ordered to pay a $60 supervision fee. Texas. 2010. False Registrations. Diversion Program. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Christina Lichtenberger pleaded guilty to illegally possessing an absentee ballot belonging to another voter and illegally “assisting” in filling it out. Lichtenberger received one year of deferred adjudication, and was ordered to pay a $1,000 fine and court costs. Texas. 2010. Fraudulent Use of Abs. Ballots. Diversion Program. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Andrea Campos Bierstedt, a former member of the Freer City Council, was given pre-trial diversion after she was charged with illegally possessing a ballot belonging to another voter and “assisting” in filling it out. She was also ordered to pay a $3,500 donation to the county. Texas. 2010. Fraudulent Use of Abs. Ballots. Diversion Program. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Zaida Cantu Bueno, a politiquera in South Texas, pleaded guilty to absentee ballot fraud. Bueno was involved in vote-harvesting schemes in which she would illegally “assist” voters in filling out absentee ballots. Bueno received a 180-day suspended jail sentence and one year of probation, and was ordered to complete 40 hours of community service and pay a $200 fine. Texas. 2010. Fraudulent Use of Abs. Ballots. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Ruben Trevino Garcia pleaded guilty to voting illegally in a 2008 school district election. Garcia was a convicted felon and therefore ineligible to vote. He received a suspended sentence of eight years’ imprisonment in a Texas correctional facility, was placed under community supervision for eight years, and was ordered to pay a $500 fine. Texas. 2010. Ineligible Voting. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Raul Pena Jr., Starr County Commissioner, pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges that he illegally returned a marked ballot and that he mailed a ballot belonging to another vote. The charges stem from an incident in which Pena delivered 56 ballots to a local post office. Postal officials found it suspicious that Pena possessed so many ballots, yet none were signed by Pena as the law requires of those who assist voters. He was sentenced to six months of community supervision, received a 180 day suspended jail sentence, and was ordered to pay a $500 fine. Texas. 2010. Fraudulent Use of Abs. Ballots. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary
Norma Lopez, of Live Oak County, Texas, pleaded guilty to absentee ballot fraud after she unlawfully collected other voters’ absentee ballots during the 2008 primary election. She was sentenced to a 180-day suspended jail sentence, one year of probation, and was ordered to complete 40 hours of community service and pay a $200 fine. Texas. 2010. Fraudulent Use of Abs. Ballots. Criminal Conviction. Fraud Investigation. Report Summary