Four more plead guilty in Los Angeles homeless voter fraud scheme

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Four more plead guilty in Los Angeles homeless voter fraud scheme

https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/four-more-plead-guilty-los-angeles-homeless-voter-fraud-scheme

The defendants "admitted their role in a scheme where money and cigarettes were offered to homeless people on Skid Row in exchange for false and forged signatures on ballot petitions and voter registration forms," the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said in an announcement this week.

The admissions of guilt follow another participant in the scheme pleading guilty in February to taking part in the fraudulent activity.

The scheme specifically involved "soliciting hundreds of false and/or forged signatures on state ballot petitions and voter registration forms by offering homeless people $1 and/or cigarettes for their participation," the district attorney's office said.

The crimes took place over two election cycles — 2016 and 2018. ...