Election Fraud Cases

Max Sanders

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.

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Shawn Marie Kaarbo

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

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

Alfreda Bowman

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

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.

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Matthew John Kluck

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

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.

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

Jason Dennis Grueneich

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

Amber Allison Neal

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 Dee Moudry

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

Kyle Robert Deno

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

Christopher Charles Lawrence

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 Seton Applebaum

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

Gidget Sherice Todd

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