Election Fraud Cases
Bradley Haugen was charged by the state with one felony count of intentionally making a false or untrue statement on an absentee ballot application. He requested an absentee ballot during the 2020 primary election indicating that he was eligible to vote despite being a convicted felon. Haugen pleaded guilty to the charge and was sentenced to two years of probation and ordered to pay $214 in fines and fees. If Haugen successfully completes probation, the conviction will be reduced to a misdemeanor.
Source: https://herit.ag/3rsmFbw, https://herit.ag/3SZ61vB, https://herit.ag/3SYX2Ld
Abdihakim A. Essa, of Minneapolis, was accused of intentionally making or signing false certificates when submitting absentee ballots in Hennepin County. Essa, a non-citizen, forged his father's signature as a witness on the ballots. He pleaded guilty to four of the thirteen counts, all state felony offenses. He was sentenced to 180 days in an adult correctional facility; all but 90 days of this sentence was stayed pending successful completion of 2 years of supervised probation. He was also assessed $78 in court costs.
Source: https://herit.ag/3U025ev, https://herit.ag/3TYJwXY
Zameahia J. Ismail was charged by the state with one felony count of registering to vote in more than one precinct and with one felony count of voting twice in the 2017 Hennepin County election. She registered and voted in-person in two different precincts in Hennepin County. She voted in St. Louis Park where she actually lives and voted a second time in Minneapolis after being encouraged by an acquaintance to vote for Abi Warsame, a Democrat candidate for Minneapolis City Council. Ismail voted in Minneapolis without having to provide any identification because her acquaintance vouched for her identity. In exchange for the state dismissing the double-voting charge, she agreed to plead guilty to the charge of registering in more than one precinct. Ismail was sentenced to a year in prison and ordered to serve 20 days with the remainder stayed pending successful completion of two years of supervised probation. She also assessed fined and fees totaling $78.
Source: herit.ag/3G3qgEO, herit.ag/3v6Q0K8, herit.ag/3WcRLS8 , herit.ag/3I4JATV
Muse Mohamed was charged with lying to a federal grand jury about his absentee ballot harvesting during the 2020 primary election in Minneapolis. Mohamed knowingly gave false information to a grand jury about his involvement in collecting and filling out absentee ballots on behalf of three individuals. While he claimed to have simply dropped off already filled-out ballots for those three people, the individuals did not know Mohamed and did not ask him to deliver their absentee ballots (one person had voted in-person on election day). He was convicted following a jury trial of two counts of making false statements to a grand jury. He is awaiting sentencing.
Source: https://herit.ag/3AtYuyP, https://herit.ag/3pqywpm, https://herit.ag/3bWQoFr
Jill D. Kelley was charged by the state for voting more than once during the same election, felony offense. During the 2020 presidential primary, Jill Kelley voted once in person and once via absentee ballot, both votes cast in Minnesota. She was convicted of the felony charge, and sentenced to 1 year in jail, which was suspended to two years subject to good behavior. She was placed on probation for two years and assessed $289 in fines and fees.
Source: https://herit.ag/3CxWuq3 , https://herit.ag/3fwcFLt, https://herit.ag/3T0Ah9L
Linda Maria Stately, of Little Falls, was charged by the state with ineligible voting, a felony, after registering on Election Day and voting in the 2020 general election despite being a convicted felon on probation. Stately pleaded guilty to the charge of ineligible voting and was sentenced to five years of probation and assessed $135 in fines and fees. If she successfully completes the terms of her probation, the charge will be reduced to a misdemeanor.
Source: https://herit.ag/3EwR92c, https://herit.ag/3ADQtH8
Jeffrey Spanier was convicted of felony gambling charges in 2014, but still completed a Minnesota voter registration form in November 2016, falsely certifying that he was not a felon. He pleaded guilty to a felony count of registering to vote while ineligible, and was sentenced to four years on probation, with a stay of imposition, and ordered to pay $137 in fees.
Source: https://herit.ag/3jG7ZC1
Larry Reker, of Worthington, voted twice in a contentious Independent School District 518 bond referendum special election, once in person and once by absentee ballot. Reker pleaded guilty to a felony unlawful voting charge but final adjudication was withheld. He was sentenced to two years of supervised probation and a $500 fine. If he completes the supervised probation, his record will be cleared.
Source: bit.ly/2nLCd9b, bit.ly/2OFH1IC
Michelle Marie Landsteiner forged the signature and voted for a family member during the 2016 Minnesota primary. However, the family member had already registered to vote elsewhere, and her ballot was flagged. Upon review, the voter's signature and the witness's signature looked extremely similar. Landsteiner pled guilty to unlawful voting and was sentenced to one year of probation and nearly $600 in fees. A 90-day jail sentence will be waived after completing her probation.
Source: https://herit.ag/3x7RTFd
Noah Summers, of Mankato, an ineligible voter, registered to vote in the 2016 general election. Summers was charged with a felony, and, as part of a plea bargain agreement, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of registering to vote as an ineligible voter. He was sentenced to one year of probation and ordered to pay a $600 fine.
Source: https://herit.ag/3x2hMGs, Case Number: 07-CR-17-4643
Darrell Leonard Webb, of St. Cloud, an ineligible voter for voting before completing probation after a felony charge, illegally voted in the 2016 general election. Webb was charged with being an ineligible voter knowingly votes, registration and eligibility of voters-register an ineligible voter and was found guilty. He was sentenced to 13 months imprisonment and ordered to pay a $215 fine.
Source: https://herit.ag/3EhH8E7, Case Number: CR-2012-4134
Lisa Suzanne Anderson, of Starbuck, voted as an ineligible person by voting as a known felon in the 2016 general election. Anderson was charged with a felony, but pleaded guilty to knowingly voting as an ineligible voter, a misdemeanor. She was sentenced to 248 days imprisonment and ordered to pay a $50 fine.
Source: bit.ly/2LKy820, Case Number: 61-CR-17-51
Alysse Miranda Fitzpatrick, of Lake Crystal, voted as a known felon in the 2016 general election. Fitzpatrick was charged with a felony, and pleaded guilty to knowingly voting as an ineligible voter. She was sentenced to 150 days imprisonment, two years of probation, and was ordered to pay $77 in court fees.
Source: https://herit.ag/3i4V2kT, Case Number: 07-CR-17-4645
Ashley Nicole Williams, of Mankato, voted as an ineligible person by voting as a known felon in the 2016 general election. Williams was charged with a felony, pleaded guilty to a gross misdemeanor of knowingly voting as an ineligible voter, was sentenced to 91 days' imprisonment followed by one year of probation, and was ordered to complete 3 days of community service and pay $77 in court fees.
Source: https://herit.ag/2UOjdeG, Case Number: 07-CR-17-4642
Taylor Mitchel Spence, of Winnebago, voted as an ineligible person in the 2016 general election by voting as a known felon. Spence was charged with a felony, pleaded guilty to a gross misdemeanor of knowingly voting as an ineligible voter, was sentenced to 125 days' imprisonment, and was ordered to pay $77 in court fees.
Source: bit.ly/2pDRRHY, Case Number: 07-CR-17-4644
Max Sanders, a student at the University of Minnesota, was charged with bribery, treating, and solicitation after offering to sell his vote to the highest bidder on eBay. Offering to buy or sell a vote is a felony under an 1893 Minnesota law. He was sentenced to 50 hours' community service. The charges will be dismissed if he completes his community service within six months.
Source: https://herit.ag/3i9o9mU, https://herit.ag/3BKBA4L, https://herit.ag/3iVp7mc
Shawn Marie Kaarbo, of Barnum, pleaded guilty to voting while ineligible. She certified that she was eligible to vote and subsequently voted in the 2012 general election, despite the fact that she was on probation for a felony assault charge at the time and was not legally permitted to vote. She was sentenced to one year of confinement, which was stayed for two years, and she was required to complete 40 hours of community service.
Source: https://herit.ag/2WrcVlz, https://herit.ag/3f4F0p9
Anna Nicole Nelson, of Aurora, pleaded guilty to voting while ineligible after she certified that she was eligible to vote and subsequently voted in the 2012 general election, despite the fact that she was still on probation for a felony drug charge and had lost her right to vote. Nelson received a one year sentence, stayed for two years, and was required to pay $210 in court fees.
Source: https://herit.ag/3i3o98a
Matthew John Kluck pleaded guilty to knowingly voting despite being ineligible. He had previously been convicted of identity theft, and therefore not eligible to vote in the 2008 presidential election. Kluck was ordered $430 in court costs.
Source: https://herit.ag/3zEfUp2, Case No. 19HA-CR-11-3909
Michael Patrick McAlpin was charged with registering while ineligible to vote in relation to the November 2008 election. He had previously been convicted for failing to register as a predatory offender and violated his probation by registering to vote. He was ordered to pay $430 in court fees.
Source: https://herit.ag/2UTbQT6, Case #19HA-CR-11-3868
Murdock Francis McLeod, Jr., of Duluth, Minnesota, pleaded guilty to voting while ineligible. He voted in the November 2008 election, despite the fact that his civil rights had not been restored after a prior felony conviction. McLeod was sentenced to two years' probation, forty hours' community service, and a total of $135 in fees and fines.
Source: https://herit.ag/3rB1IdJ, Case #69DU-CR-11-1912
Alfreda Bowman, a convicted felon, pleaded guilty to a charge of voting in an election even though she was ineligible to do so. She received a stay of adjudication which included 40 hours of community service and one year of probation.
Source: https://herit.ag/3EhH1IH, https://herit.ag/2ZkXSeA
Ryan Richard Halvorson pleaded guilty to the charge of registering an ineligible voter. Halvorson had registered and voted in the 2008 presidential election despite being a convicted felon, and therefore ineligible. He was ordered to pay $430 in court costs.
Source: bit.ly/2t9WtBO, bit.ly/2ue96kq
Harold Eugene Thompson pleaded guilty to ineligible voting and was sentenced to one day of time served in prison and five years of probation.
Source: https://herit.ag/2VdbVB0 , https://herit.ag/37iNPrn
Patrick Getten pleaded guilty to knowingly voting while ineligible. He was sentenced to 365 days in prison (of which 359 days were stayed for one year), one year of probation, and a $500 fine (of which $400 was stayed for one year).
Source: https://herit.ag/3rEWlKh , https://herit.ag/3y3Bpzb
Anthony Joseph Kippels pleaded guilty to knowingly voting while ineligible in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. He was sentenced to 180 days' imprisonment (179 were stayed), one year of probation, and a fine of $100.
Source: https://herit.ag/3kZqyCz , https://herit.ag/3x2sX1O
Spencer Cistrunk pleaded guilty to knowingly voting while ineligible. He received a sentence of 91 days in jail, two years of probation, and a $1,100 fine.
Source: https://herit.ag/2VdbVRw , https://herit.ag/2V8DNpL
John Thomas pleaded guilty to ineligible voting and was sentenced to 120 days of local confinement, two years of probation, and a $50 fine.
Source: https://herit.ag/373gosz , https://herit.ag/3f1zCmW
Curtis Schneider pleaded guilty to knowingly voting while ineligible in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was sentenced to 162 days' imprisonment and a fine of $100.
Source: https://herit.ag/3BLKpez, https://herit.ag/3iWVSPK
Marcellette Payne pleaded guilty to knowingly voting while ineligible in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. She was sentenced to 180 days' local confinement (served four days and the rest were stayed), six months' probation, and a fine of $50.
Source: https://herit.ag/3rCNzfQ, https://herit.ag/37507U4
Paul Lampl pleaded guilty to the charge of registering an ineligible voter. He was sentenced to five years of supervised probation, and was ordered to complete 40 hours of community service and pay a $500 fine.
Source: https://herit.ag/3eZ7RLK, https://herit.ag/372GUCj
Harvey Poitra pleaded guilty to the charge of registering an ineligible voter. He was sentenced to 366 days' imprisonment, stayed for five years. He also received five years of supervised probation and was required to pay a $50 fine.
Source: https://herit.ag/3f0bAIK, https://herit.ag/3BMx5GR
Brent Cirillo pleaded guilty to knowingly voting while ineligible in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was sentenced to 365 days in prison and two years of probation, and was fined $3,000.
Source: https://herit.ag/3yc3c0g , https://herit.ag/3rCDzmY
Taylor Endres pleaded guilty to registering an ineligible voter in Cold Spring, Minnesota. He was sentenced to 36 days in jail, two years of supervised probation, and community service in lieu of a fine.
Source: https://herit.ag/3i4w9FQ, https://herit.ag/3iTg3y3
Kathleen Hecker pleaded guilty to knowingly voting while ineligible in Howard Lake, Minnesota. She was sentenced to two years of supervised probation and 30 days of community service.
Source: https://herit.ag/2TBA03M , https://herit.ag/3eZZdfG
Daniel Wichmann pleaded guilty to false registrations and was sentenced to one year of local confinement (of which 360 days were stayed for two years), two years of probation, a fine of $300, and 20 hours of community service.
Source: https://herit.ag/3xcBSO5 , https://herit.ag/3zBAeXW
Mark Tice was charged with voting as a felon and false registrations. He pleaded guilty to felon voting and the false registrations charge was dismissed. Tice was assessed $990 in fines.
Source: https://herit.ag/3eYoPtu, https://herit.ag/3BLZcWt
Paula Smith of White Earth, Minnesota was convicted of knowingly voting while ineligible. She was sentenced to 30 days in Becker County Jail, was ordered to pay a $1,000 fine, and received five years of supervised probation.
Source: https://herit.ag/3BL5BkQ
Hector Molina Perez pleaded guilty to knowingly voting while ineligible in St. Paul. He was sentenced to four months' local confinement (he only served one day and the rest were stayed), one year of probation, and a fine of $50. He was also ordered to perform 24 hours of community service.
Source: https://herit.ag/3j9ZjD5 , https://herit.ag/3i4UKKP
Brian Priefer was convicted of knowingly voting while ineligible in Maplewood, Minnesota. He was sentenced to 365 days' imprisonment (all were stayed), two years' probation, and a fine of $3,000.
Source: https://herit.ag/371tpCS, https://herit.ag/3f42OcJ
Timothy Arsenal of St. Paul pleaded guilty to the charge of registering an ineligible voter. He was sentenced to serve six months in prison, with all but six days of the sentence stayed or credited for time served. Arsenal also was ordered to pay a $50 fine and received one year of supervised probation.
Source: https://herit.ag/373goJ5, https://herit.ag/3rH6ard
Katie Denise Moore pleaded guilty to registering ineligible voters in St. Paul, Minnesota. She was sentenced to 91 days' imprisonment and a fine of $50.
Source: https://herit.ag/3BEYk62 , https://herit.ag/3iWaoHp
Dante Antonio Garcia, Jr., pleaded guilty to knowingly voted while ineligible in Stearns County, Minnesota. He was sentenced to 211 days' imprisonment, five years' supervised probation, and ordered to pay a $50 fine.
Source: https://herit.ag/372GUlN , https://herit.ag/3f1ZtLm
Matthew Nicholas pleaded guilty to the charge of knowingly voting while ineligible. He was sentenced to five years of supervised probation, ordered to serve 45 days of local confinement, and to pay a fine of $585. He also received a 366 day prison sentence, which was stayed for five years.
Source: https://herit.ag/3rETJMQ , https://herit.ag/3yarVC7
Brodhy Hillis Avery, a convicted felon serving probation, pleaded guilty to knowingly voting while ineligible in the 2010 election. He received a 180-day suspended jail sentence, two years' probation, and a $980 fine.
Source: https://herit.ag/2THxVDE, https://herit.ag/3BPtzLG, https://herit.ag/3iWVPU4
Robert Schuele pleaded guilty to registration of ineligible voters and was sentenced to 91 days of local confinement and a fine of $100.
Source: https://herit.ag/3xiBGNH , https://herit.ag/3kX7FjQ
James Ayers was charged with registering an ineligible voter and knowingly voting despite being ineligible. He pleaded guilty to the latter charge, while the former was dismissed. He was sentenced to one year of imprisonment at the Ramsey County Correctional Facility. He served 55 days of his sentence, with the remainder stayed for two years while he underwent supervised probation. He was also ordered to pay a $50 fine.
Source: https://herit.ag/3zFenz1 , https://herit.ag/3yc31SE
Carolyn Land knowingly voted while ineligible in St. Paul, Minnesota. She pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 100 days of local confinement (99 were stayed), one year of probation, and a $50 fine.
Source: https://herit.ag/3kX7zZw , https://herit.ag/2Vhf42p
Todd Tiedemann was charged with ineligible voting during the 2008 election and registering an ineligible voter. He pleaded guilty to voting while ineligible, and the other charge was dismissed. He was sentenced to one year in prison (361 days of which were stayed for two years), two years of probation, and a $3,000 fine ($2,950 of which was stayed for two years).
Source: https://herit.ag/3BQhYwe, https://herit.ag/3f3wcjh
Kenneth Johnson was charged with registering an ineligible voter and knowingly voting despite being ineligible. He pleaded guilty to the latter charge, while the former was dismissed. He was sentenced to one year of local confinement, 364 days of which were stayed. He also received two years of supervised probation and was ordered to pay a $3,000 fine, $2,950 of which was stayed.
Source: https://herit.ag/3i4UN9t, https://herit.ag/3l2K8y0
Deanara Thomas pleaded guilty to false registrations and was sentenced to 120 days of local confinement and a $50 fine.
Source: https://herit.ag/3i9odTG , https://herit.ag/3kZqF0X
Michael Johnson pleaded guilty to the charge of knowingly voting despite being ineligible. He was sentenced to 181 days' imprisonment at the Ramsey County Correctional Facility and was ordered to pay a $50 fine.
Source: https://herit.ag/3y9XrjU , https://herit.ag/3zLTN01
Lavern Bowman pleaded guilty to voting while ineligible during the November 2008 general election. As convicted felon, she lacked the right to vote. She was sentenced to two months' supervised probation and was ordered to complete 40 hours of community service.
Source: https://herit.ag/2UV43nF
Roman Woodard was charged with two counts of registering an ineligible voter and one count of knowingly voting while ineligible, stemming from the 2008 election. He pleaded guilty to ineligible voting, and the other charges were dismissed. He was sentenced to 120 days in prison (of which 99 days were stayed for two years), two years of probation, and a $50 fine.
Source: https://herit.ag/3yakRp9 , https://herit.ag/3zMygEx
James Moore pleaded guilty to knowingly voting while ineligible in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. He was sentenced to 91 days of local confinement (all were stayed), two years' probation, and a fine of $1,200. He was also required to perform 32 hours of community service.
Source: https://herit.ag/3zH4OQ9 , https://herit.ag/3rExVAA
Cassidy Schuster was charged with and pleaded guilty to voting while ineligible. He was sentenced to 12 days in jail and three years of supervised probation.
Source: https://herit.ag/2Wg8fib , https://herit.ag/3y83BB1
Troy Scott was charged with registering ineligible voters and ineligible voting. He pleaded guilty to registration of ineligible voters and was sentenced to 90 days of confinement and one year of probation.
Source: https://herit.ag/3i8N1vc , https://herit.ag/3iRKMM6
Kiara White of St. Paul, Minnesota pleaded guilty to knowingly voting while ineligible in the 2008 election. She was sentenced to 364 days in prison (stayed for one year), one year of supervised probation, 20 hours of community service, and a $500 fine (of which $400 was stayed for one year).
Source: https://herit.ag/2VgECNr, https://herit.ag/37183p5
Dewey Simmons pleaded guilty to knowingly voting while ineligible and was sentenced to time served of 312 days and a $50 fine.
Source: https://herit.ag/2VfytAQ, https://herit.ag/2Wi17Ss
Michael Brazelton was convicted of voting while ineligible in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was sentenced to 365 in jail and two years of supervised probation, and was fined $3,000.
Source: https://herit.ag/373q865, https://herit.ag/3rAyGuK
Antonio Brown was convicted of voting while ineligible in the November 2008 general election. Brown has a lengthy criminal history, having been convicted of multiple felonies in several states. His convictions rendered him ineligible to vote, but he did so anyway. He was convicted and sentenced to 15 months' imprisonment.
Source: https://herit.ag/3zG2Xef
Ryan Marsh of Worthington was charged with voting while ineligible and registering an ineligible voter. He pleaded guilty to the first charge, while the second was dismissed. He was sentenced to two years of supervised probation and was ordered to pay a $500 fine.
Source: https://herit.ag/3BQhK8m , https://herit.ag/3f22jzM
James Franklin was charged with knowingly voting while ineligible and registering an ineligible voter. He was convicted of voting while ineligible and the other charge was dismissed. He was sentenced to 180 days in prison (of which 125 days were stayed for two years), two years of probation, and a $50 fine.
Source: https://herit.ag/3eYoPcY , https://herit.ag/3BLm20C
Catherine Jenkins was charged with registering an ineligible voter and knowingly voting despite being ineligible. She pleaded guilty to the latter charge, while the former was dismissed. Jenkins was sentenced to one year of imprisonment at the Ramsey County Correctional Facility. She served 64 days of her sentence, with the remainder stayed for two years while she underwent supervised probation. She was also ordered to pay a $50 fine.
Source: https://herit.ag/3rETIIM , https://herit.ag/373goc3
Susan Dulogan Walker voted in a 2009 School District Election in Kanabec County, Minnesota, despite being ineligible to vote because she was not a U.S. citizen. She pleaded guilty to registering while ineligible and was sentenced to one year of unsupervised probation.
Source: https://herit.ag/3BQhLJs
Kim Shaw pleaded guilty to voting while ineligible in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was sentenced to one year of supervised probation and 24 hours of community service.
Source: https://herit.ag/2USNZD3 , https://herit.ag/3BKBHgH
Dominique Bolden was charged with registering an ineligible voter and knowingly voting despite being ineligible. She pleaded guilty to the latter charge while the former was dismissed. She served 31 days of a 91-day prison sentence in local confinement. She also received one year of supervised probation and was ordered to pay a $1,100 fine, $1,050 of which was stayed.
Source: https://herit.ag/3yc3e8o , https://herit.ag/3rCK1u5
Michael Shannon O'Connor pleaded guilty to knowingly voting while ineligible in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was sentenced to 91 days' local confinement (90 were stayed), one year of probation, and a fine of $25.
Source: https://herit.ag/3iXADgT , https://herit.ag/2Wsqpxt
Lisa May Burleson was convicted of ineligible voting when she cast her ballot after pleading guilty to felony theft in 2006. She was sentenced to two years of supervised probation and required to complete 40 hours of community service.
Source: https://herit.ag/3x7y2pH, Case # 69HI-CR-11-543, https://herit.ag/3zyboZc,
Sabrina Hall was charged with false registration and ineligible voting. She pleaded guilty to ineligible voting in the 2008 election, the false registration charge was dropped, and Hall was sentenced to 365 days in prison (of which 364 days were stayed for one year), one year of probation, and ordered to pay $156 in court fees. When Fox News went door-to-door to interview felons who were convicted of illegally voting, she was asked if she thought her vote helped Al Franken get into office. She responded saying, "I don't know, but I hope it did."
Source: https://herit.ag/3i88sfX , https://herit.ag/3iOg3zo
James Kelley pleaded guilty to the charge of knowingly voting while ineligible. He was sentenced to 180 days in prison. He served two days, with the remainder of his sentence stayed for one year while he was given supervised probation.
Source: https://herit.ag/3kYedi9 , https://herit.ag/3xiBGxb
Chad Savoy of New Ulm was convicted of knowingly voting despite being ineligible. He was sentenced to 90 days in the county jail, but his sentence was stayed for one year. He also was also ordered to pay $580 in fines and complete one year of supervised probation.
Source: https://herit.ag/3f1dEjV , https://herit.ag/3BMDBgM
Vernon Williams was convicted of voting while ineligible in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was sentenced to one year and one day in a correctional facility.
Source: https://herit.ag/3ymcAPj , https://herit.ag/3zH4Pnb
Kimberly Rae Lynch knowingly voted while ineligible in St. Paul, Minnesota. She pleaded guilty to the voter fraud charges and was sentenced to 364 days' confinement, which was stayed. She also sentenced to one year of probation and ordered to pay a fine of $500.
Source: https://herit.ag/3j9ZfTR , https://herit.ag/3i7Jo8Y
Donna Carter was convicted of voting while ineligible. She was sentenced to 365 days in jail and two years of supervised probation. She was also fined $1,000 and ordered to perform 40 hours of community service.
Source: https://herit.ag/3BOrsYP , https://herit.ag/3iQSbeB
Michael Stephens pleaded guilty to registering ineligible voters and was sentenced to one year of local confinement in a county correctional facility.
Source: https://herit.ag/3l1iDop , https://herit.ag/3i9HFjv
Elve Williamson was charged with knowingly voting while ineligible to vote and registering an ineligible voter. He pleaded guilty to voting while ineligible, and the other charge was dismissed. He was sentenced to one year in prison (364 days of which were stayed for two years), two years of probation, and a $3,000 fine (of which $2,900 was stayed for two years).
Source: https://herit.ag/3ydNNN6 , https://herit.ag/2VdcdrA
Shane James Lyman knowingly voted while ineligible in St. Paul, Minnesota. He pleaded guilty to the charges and was sentenced to 100 days' imprisonment (99 were stayed), one year probation, and a $50 fine.
Source: https://herit.ag/3ycAb4S , https://herit.ag/3zJbnBU
James Bond pleaded guilty to knowingly voting while ineligible in Mounds View, Minnesota. He was sentenced to 288 days in local confinement and fined $100.
Source: https://herit.ag/2Vdvb1h , https://herit.ag/375VMzL
Cheryl Barrett was convicted for knowingly voting while ineligible in Austin, Minnesota. She was sentenced to two years of supervised probation and three days of community service.
Source: https://herit.ag/3iSpP3A , https://herit.ag/3i7JnSs
Vaugh Tojo was charged with registering an ineligible voter and knowingly voting while ineligible. He pleaded guilty to voting while ineligible, and the other charge was dismissed. He was sentenced to 180 days in prison (of which 178 days were stayed for two years), two years of supervised probation, a $50 fine, and 50 hours of community service.
Source: https://herit.ag/3x7xUGJ , https://herit.ag/3l3JIaG
Kristina Mossberg pleaded guilty to voting while ineligible in Anoka, Minnesota. She was sentenced to 365 days of local confinement, one year of supervised probation, and 18 hours of community service.
Source: https://herit.ag/3l6soBJ , https://herit.ag/3x7rpDU
Dustin Ryan pleaded guilty to knowingly voting while ineligible in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. He was sentenced to 365 days' imprisonment (363 were stayed), two years' probation, and a fine of $1,000. He was also ordered to perform 40 hours of community service.
Source: https://herit.ag/3xcBVcJ , https://herit.ag/3zDnGzx
Nakeisha Howard was charged with false registration and knowingly voting while ineligible in the 2008 election. She pleaded guilty to knowingly voting while ineligible to vote, and the false registration charge was dismissed. She was sentenced 180 days in prison (of which 176 days were stayed for two years), two years' supervised probation, a $150 fine, and 40 hours of community service.
Source: https://herit.ag/2UUrlKv , https://herit.ag/2TBA4R4
Amber Neal pleaded guilty to knowingly voting while ineligible in St. Paul, Minnesota. She was sentenced to 91 days' local confinement, two years' probation, and a $1,100 fine.
Source: https://herit.ag/3rzE1m0, https://herit.ag/2XQ1bds
Shannon Moudry pleaded guilty to knowingly voting while ineligible in Hutchinson, Minnesota. She was sentenced to one year of supervised probation and 15 days of community service.
Source: https://herit.ag/371Byaz , https://herit.ag/3rzE9Sw
Jason Grueneich pleaded guilty to voting while ineligible in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. A court sentenced him to two years of supervised probation and ordered him to complete 24 hours of community service.
Source: https://herit.ag/3f0bDUW, https://herit.ag/374MPH6
Christopher Charles Lawrence knowingly voted while ineligible in St. Paul, Minnesota. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 91 days' confinement (90 were stayed), one year of probation, and a $25 fine.
Source: https://herit.ag/3x6wR9V , https://herit.ag/3zDnwYX
Wayne Applebaum was convicted of the charge of knowingly voting despite being ineligible. He was sentenced to six months of probation and was ordered to complete 12 hours of community service.
Source: https://herit.ag/3j9Zka7 , https://herit.ag/3BQhPca
Kyle Deno pleaded guilty to registering an ineligible voter. He was sentenced to five days in jail, two years of supervised probation, and 20 hours of community service.
Source: https://herit.ag/3rEwDFZ , https://herit.ag/2TBA1om
Gidget Todd pleaded guilty to knowingly voting while ineligible to vote in the 2008 election and was sentenced to 100 days in prison, one year of probation, and a $1,001 fine (of which $951 was stayed for one year).
Source: https://herit.ag/3BPBUPx, https://herit.ag/3iQS4zH
Nakisha Jordan pleaded guilty to ineligible voting in St. Paul, Minnesota. A court sentenced her to 365 days in jail and two years of probation, and fined her $3,000.
Source: https://herit.ag/3iRKRiS, https://herit.ag/3BPw1lk
Andrew Schmidt pleaded guilty to the charge of registering an ineligible voter. He was sentenced to five years of supervised probation, 10 days of local confinement, and was ordered to pay $585 in fines, which were waived in lieu of completing community service.
Source: https://herit.ag/374fRXu, https://herit.ag/2UTvlLk
Sheila Dennis pleaded guilty to knowingly voting while ineligible in Saint Paul, Minnesota. She was sentenced to 100 days in jail and one year of probation, and was fined $50.
Source: https://herit.ag/3xekA3u , https://herit.ag/3l3Hw2O
Jeanette Hurt was charged with registering an ineligible voter and knowingly voting despite being ineligible. She pleaded guilty to the latter charge, while the former was dismissed. Hurt served 35 days of a one-year sentence at the Ramsey County Correction Facility, with the remainder of the sentenced stayed for two years. She also received two years' supervised probation and was ordered to pay a $3,000 fine.
Source: https://herit.ag/3i4ULOT , https://herit.ag/2UMEcyw
Christopher Johnson was charged with registering an ineligible voter and knowingly voting despite being ineligible. He pleaded guilty to the latter charge, while the former was dismissed. He was sentenced to one year of imprisonment at the Ramsey County Correctional Facility, but 363 days of his sentence were stayed. He also received two years' supervised probation, was ordered to complete 60 hours of community service, and to pay a $3,000 fine, $2,800 of which was stayed.
Source: https://herit.ag/3yc3d4k , https://herit.ag/3rB1HXd
Lacy Graditi was charged with registering an ineligible voter and knowingly voting while ineligible in the 2008 election in St. Cloud, Minnesota. She pleaded guilty to voting while ineligible and the other charge was dismissed. She was sentenced to 10 days' imprisonment, five years' of supervised probation, and community service in lieu of her $300 fine.
Source: https://herit.ag/3f2YElw, https://herit.ag/3BLIOFs
Haleem Khan Shamid pleaded guilty to a charge of registering ineligible voters and was sentenced to five years of probation and 20 hours of community service.
Source: https://herit.ag/3l01r2H , https://herit.ag/2THy0Hs
Paris Carey pleaded guilty to knowingly voting while ineligible. A court sentenced him to one year of probation and 20 hours of community service.
Source: https://herit.ag/3zEg2F2 , https://herit.ag/3x3rFDD
Angela White pleaded guilty to registration of ineligible voters and was sentenced to two years of supervised probation, one year of local confinement (of which 360 days were stayed for a two-year term), and 20 hours of community service.
Source: https://herit.ag/3BMwsNC , https://herit.ag/3iSGLaf
Siresa Moore pleaded guilty to registering ineligible voters in St. Paul, Minnesota. She was sentenced to 181 days of local confinement and a fine of $50.
Source: https://herit.ag/2Wg86v9
Jennifer Johnson was charged with registering an ineligible voter and knowingly voting despite being ineligible. She pleaded guilty to the former charge, while the latter was dismissed. She served 18 days of a one-year sentence in local confinement. She also received two years of supervised probation and was ordered to pay a $50 fine.
Source: https://herit.ag/3y8z4TN, https://herit.ag/3rzE9C0
Colin Schickling pleaded guilty to knowingly voting while ineligible in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was sentenced to 365 days' imprisonment, of which he served 114 days, and the remainder were stayed. He also was fined $1,000 and received two years' probation.
Source: https://herit.ag/2TDt9qB , https://herit.ag/3eZ7XTC
Lenzie George was charged with registering an ineligible voter and knowingly voting while ineligible. He pleaded guilty to voting while ineligible, and the other charge was dismissed. He was sentenced to 219 days in prison (with credit for time served) and a $50 fine.
Source: https://herit.ag/3i4UOu3, https://herit.ag/3l35T0I
Shawn Deatley was convicted of burglary in 2005 and received probation. As a convicted felon, Deatley was ineligible to vote until the completion of probation. Despite this fact, Deatley took advantage of same-day registration to cast a ballot in the 2008 presidential election. Had Deatley registered in advance it is likely his illegal attempt to vote would have been blocked, since election officials are provided with lists of ineligible felons against which registrants can be checked.
Source: https://herit.ag/3i5A6tR , https://herit.ag/3iMzkkM
Donald Diamond pleaded guilty to registering an ineligible voter. He was sentenced to 365 days in jail, two years of supervised probation, 60 hours of community service, and was ordered to pay a $50 fine.
Source: https://herit.ag/3f0bz7E , https://herit.ag/37aKs5n
Theresa Barslou was convicted on the charge of knowingly voting despite being ineligible. She was sentenced to one years of imprisonment, but 364 days of her sentence were stayed for two years while she was subject to supervised probation. She was ordered to pay a $50 fine.
Source: https://herit.ag/3xcBYVX , https://herit.ag/3l9XCb0
Dustin Norring pleaded guilty to registering ineligible voters in Maplewood, Minnesota. He was sentenced to 365 days' imprisonment (served 47 days and the rest were stayed), two years' probation, and fine of $1,000.
Source: https://herit.ag/3l1MXPV, https://herit.ag/3i4UICH
Wayde Minter pleaded guilty to registering ineligible voters in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was sentenced to 30 days' imprisonment, later stayed, as well as one year of probation, and a $50 fine.
Source: https://herit.ag/3f22nj0 , https://herit.ag/3rEWeyl , https://herit.ag/2TBA8QO
Jason Scott Jones pleaded guilty to knowingly voting while ineligible in St. Cloud, Minnesota. He was sentenced to time served (151 days) and fined $50.
Source: https://herit.ag/2UXZSYe , https://herit.ag/3BKprg1
Willie Sykes pleaded guilty to one of two charges of false registrations and was sentenced to one year of local confinement, two years of probation, and a $3,000 fine.
Source: https://herit.ag/3zEg2Vy , https://herit.ag/2VfJzWu
Khalid Jafar Wilks was convicted of unlawfully voting and was sentenced to 10 days' imprisonment, but his sentence was stayed for one year.
Source: https://herit.ag/3y9dsXj , https://herit.ag/3zEg2ow
Maurice Brown pleaded guilty to a charge of registering an ineligible voter. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail, and ordered to pay a $50 fine.
Source: https://herit.ag/3f2mxcT , https://herit.ag/2TBA3N0
Michael Common pleaded guilty to knowingly voting despite being ineligible. He received a 13-month prison sentence, stayed for five years. He also received five years' supervised probation.
Source: https://herit.ag/3xcAPhg , https://herit.ag/3kZqsuH
Monica Duchene was convicted of knowingly voting despite being ineligible. She was sentenced to two years of supervised probation and ordered to complete 20 hours of community service.
Source: https://herit.ag/2Va2x0S , https://herit.ag/2Wi188Y
Nicole Carrington pleaded guilty to registering an ineligible voter in Roseville, Minnesota. She was sentenced to 365 days in jail and fined $100.
Source: https://herit.ag/3l1iyRD, https://herit.ag/3i5A0T1
Ronnie Ivy was charged with registering an ineligible voter and knowingly voting despite being ineligible. She pleaded guilty to the latter charge, while the former was dismissed. Ivy was sentenced to four months' imprisonment, but her sentence was stayed for 18 months while she underwent supervised probation. She was also fined $50.
Source: https://herit.ag/2TBA5o6 , https://herit.ag/3rDnzBc
Daniel Clark pleaded guilty to registering an ineligible voter in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was sentenced to 365 days in jail, two years of supervised probation, 40 hours of community service, and received a $1,000 fine.
Source: https://herit.ag/3rAXTFr , https://herit.ag/3y86mlX
Sarah Hankins pleaded guilty to knowingly voting while ineligible in the 2008 election. She was sentenced to a year in prison (of which 11 months and 30 days were stayed for two years), two years of probation, and a $100 fine.
Source: https://herit.ag/3x7rxmS , https://herit.ag/2ULPm6F
David Hofmann pleaded guilty to ineligible voting in Herron Lake. He was sentenced to one year and one day in a correctional facility and five years of supervised probation. He was also fined $1,200.
Source: https://herit.ag/3iQm12U , https://herit.ag/2WrcUOx
Karen McKinney pleaded guilty to a charge of registering ineligible voters in St. Paul. She was sentenced to one year in prison (364 days were stayed). She was also sentenced to two years of supervised probation, and was ordered to pay a $1,000 fine and complete 80 hours of community service.
Source: https://herit.ag/2WmobiZ , https://herit.ag/3x7xUqd
Karl Bennett was convicted of registering an ineligible voter. He was sentenced to serve one year in the Ramsey County Correctional Facility, with 227 days of his sentence stayed. He received two years' supervised probation and was ordered to pay a $50 fine.
Source: https://herit.ag/3rEWehP , https://herit.ag/3y9XwnI
Kerry Kellar of Cass Lake was convicted of knowingly voting despite being ineligible. She was sentenced to 366 days' imprisonment, which was stayed in favor of five years of supervised probation.
Source: https://herit.ag/3xekHfq
Joseph Wagner pleaded guilty to registration of ineligible voters, and was sentenced to one year in prison (of which 11 months and 19 days were stayed for two years). He was also sentenced to two years of probation and a $50 fine.
Source: https://herit.ag/3l2Kd4M , https://herit.ag/2TE5hmR
Matthew Hinman was charged with false registration and knowingly voting while ineligible in the 2008 election. He was convicted of the later and was sentenced to one year in prison, one year of unsupervised probation, and a $3,000 fine (of which $2,700 was stayed for one year).
Source: https://herit.ag/3x9XDOy, https://herit.ag/3l01rjd
Cynthia Clark pleaded guilty to registering an ineligible voter in St. Paul, Minnesota. She was sentenced to 365 days in jail and two years of supervised probation. She was also ordered to perform 25 hours of community service and pay a $50 fine.
Source: https://herit.ag/3l2zK9i , https://herit.ag/3i4od7I
Raymundo Silva pleaded guilty to registering ineligible voters and was sentenced to one year of confinement and two years of probation, and was ordered to complete 40 hours of community service and pay a fine of $3,000.
Source: https://herit.ag/3i6sCqE , https://herit.ag/3iQS4Qd
As part of a plea agreement, Freda Jahnke pleaded guilty to knowingly voting while ineligible in Fairmont, Minnesota. She was sentenced to 365 days in jail, two years of unsupervised probation, and 30 days of community service.
Source: https://herit.ag/2USNZmx , https://herit.ag/371tkPA
Steven Todd Kostohyrz knowingly voted while ineligible in Prior Lake, Minnesota. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to one year imprisonment, which was stayed, and a year of probation. He was also fined $400.
Source: https://herit.ag/3f22lHU , https://herit.ag/2TBA7MK
Jacqueline Perry pleaded guilty to registering ineligible voters in St. Paul, Minnesota. She was sentenced to 365 days' imprisonment (364 were stayed), two years' probation, and a fine of $50. She was also ordered to perform 25 hours of community service.
Source: https://herit.ag/3xcBWgN, https://herit.ag/3kX7Ag2
Thomas Howard Woodward was charged with three counts of registering an ineligible voter. He pleaded guilty to one count of registering an ineligible voter, and the other charges were dismissed. He was sentenced to 365 days in prison (of which 159 days were stayed for two years with credit for time served), two years of supervised probation, and a $1,000 fine (of which $900 was stayed for two years).
Source: https://herit.ag/3y7VyUI, https://herit.ag/2Wmokmx
James Keith Lesure was charged with falsely registered ineligible voters in the 2008 election in St. Paul, Minnesota. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to one year imprisonment (later stayed) and six months' probation.
Source: https://herit.ag/3i4LmH6 , https://herit.ag/3iQE8FP
William Allen Ondracek pleaded guilty to knowingly voting while ineligible in Deer River. He was sentenced to 365 days' local confinement; the sentence was later stayed. He was also fined $3,000 and ordered to serve two years' probation.
Source: https://herit.ag/3l2K952 , https://herit.ag/3i8YUl2
Jenna Cook pleaded guilty to registering an ineligible voter in St. Paul, Minnesota. She was sentenced to 365 days in jail and two years of probation, and was ordered to pay a $50 fine.
Source: https://herit.ag/3zIkp1K, https://herit.ag/3xcBXRT
Jonathan Noyes pleaded guilty to knowingly voting while ineligible in Erskine, Minnesota. He was sentenced to electronic home monitoring for 30 days and ordered to pay a $50 fine.
Source: https://herit.ag/3iXLAiB, https://herit.ag/3BKpzw1
Kristy Dettle from Fridley, Minnesota was charged with voting more than once in the same election, making or signing a false certificate, and making a false or untrue statement on an absentee ballot application. She pleaded guilty to voting more than once, and the other charges were dismissed. She was sentenced to one year of probation and a fine of $1,000.
Source: https://herit.ag/3y83GVl , https://herit.ag/2WixEYy
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.
Source: https://herit.ag/3kZqBhJ