Election Fraud Cases
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John Mallozzi, former Chair of the Stamford Democratic City Committee, was convicted following a bench trial of 14 counts of second-degree forgery and 14 counts of making false statements in absentee balloting. Mallozzi signed and submitted absentee ballots for individuals he did not know in connection with 2015 elections for spots on the Board of Finance, Board of Education, and Board of Representatives. The conduct involved 31 fraudulent applications and 26 fraudulent ballots. He is awaiting sentencing.
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Devin King was charged by the state with one count of criminal use of personal identification information after fraudulently adding voters’ names and signatures to constitutional amendment ballot petitions. State election officials discovered that King had submitted over 500 forms and contacted law enforcement because the signatures of numerous voters did not match their signatures on file, personal information of voters was wrong, and forms that normally arrived worn looked “pristine.” Officials contacted 10 of the individuals who had supposedly signed the ballot petition forms, all of whom confirmed they had not signed the petitions, nor were they aware that their personal information was being listed on the ballot petition form. Another 10 individuals were deceased. King pleaded guilty to the felony charge and was sentenced to 1 year in prison with credit served for 5 days and fined $1,519 in court costs and fines.
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Jordan Daniels was charged by the state with one felony count of criminal use of personal identification information after fraudulently adding voters’ names and signatures to constitutional amendment ballot petitions. State election officials discovered that Daniels had submitted over 50 forms and contacted law enforcement because the signatures of numerous voters did not match their signatures on file, personal information of voters was wrong, and forms that normally arrived worn looked “pristine.”. Officials contacted 10 of the individuals who had supposedly signed the ballot petition forms, all of whom confirmed they had not signed the petitions, nor were they aware that their personal information was being listed on the ballot petition form. Another 10 individuals were deceased. Daniels pleaded guilty to the felony charge and was sentenced to 10 months in jail, 14 months of probation, 100 hours of community service, $40 per month in supervision costs, and fined $1,669 in court costs and fines.
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Kelvin Bolton, of Alachua County, was charged by the state with two felony counts of election voting by unqualified voter and one felony count of submission of false voter registration information after voting in the 2020 election. Bolton registered to vote during a prison-voter registration drive organized by Alachua County Supervisor of Elections Kim Barton, but under Florida law, he was ineligible as a convicted felon whose right to vote had not been restored. He pleaded no contest to one felony count of submission of false voter registration in exchange for dismissal of the other charges and was sentenced to 24 months’ imprisonment, with credit for 604 days served, and ordered to pay $621 in court costs.
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Charles Barnes was arrested and charged for voting twice in the 2020 presidential election. He voted once in Florida and again in his home state of Connecticut via absentee ballot. Barnes was sentenced to a pretrial diversion program where his charges will be deferred at the end of 18 months if successfully completed. Barnes was also sentenced to 50 hours community service, ordered to attend a civic education program, ordered to pay $52 per month in fees as part of the pretrial diversion program, and fined $400 in court costs.
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Marc Crump, a convicted felon, was charged with one felony count of false swearing to register to vote and two felony counts of illegally voting in connection with the August 2020 primary and November 2020 general election. He pleaded guilty to one count of false swearing and one count of illegal voting in exchange for the state dismissing the third count of illegal voting. He was sentenced to 10 months in jail on each count, to be served concurrently, with credit for 5 days of time served, and was assessed $668 in costs and fees.
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Henry Thomas Shuler, of Alachua County, was charged by the state with one felony count of submission of false voter registration information after registering to vote despite being ineligible to vote in the 2020 election. Shuler registered to vote during a prison voter registration drive organized by Alachua County Supervisor of Elections Kim Barton, but under Florida law, he was ineligible as a convicted felon whose right to vote had not been restored. He pleaded no contest to one felony count of submission of false voter registration. He was sentenced to serve one year, seven days in prison, with credit for seventeen days served (to run concurrently with a six-year, six-month sentence that was imposed for a prior conviction). He was also ordered to pay $621 in court costs.
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Jay Ketcik, a registered Republican, was arrested and charged for voting twice in the 2020 general election. He voted once in Florida and again by mail in his home state of Michigan. He was sentenced to a pre-trial diversion program of 18 months, where upon completion his charged will be deferred. Ketcik was also sentenced to 50 hours community service, ordered to attend a civic education program, ordered to pay $52 per month in fees as part of the pretrial diversion program, and order to pay $400 in court costs.
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Christopher Timothy Wiggins, of Alachua County, was charged by the state with two felony counts of unqualified elector willfully voting and two felony counts of submission of false voter registration information for registering to vote as a felon. Wiggins registered to vote during a prison voter registration drive organized by Alachua County Supervisor of Elections Kim Barton, but under Florida law, he was ineligible as a convicted felon whose right to vote had not been restored. Wiggins pleaded no contest to all four felony counts. He was sentenced to one year, one week in prison for each count (to run concurrently) with credit for 327 days served. He was also assessed $621 in court costs.
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Daniel Dion Roberts, of Alachua County, was charged by the state with one felony count of submission of false voter registration information and two felony counts of unqualified elector willfully voting after registering to vote and voting as a felon in the 2020 election. Roberts registered to vote during a prison voter registration drive organized by Alachua County Supervisor of Elections Kim Barton, but under Florida law, he was ineligible as a convicted felon whose right to vote had not been restored. Roberts pleaded no contest to the felony charges and was sentenced to three years in prison for each count (to run concurrently with each other and with the sentence from a prior conviction) with credit for seven days served. He was also assessed $621 in court costs.
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Arthur Leonard Lang, of Alachua County, was charged by the state with two felony counts of false swearing or submission of false voter registration information and one felony count of unqualified elector willfully voting after registering to vote and voting as a felon in the 2020 election. Lang registered to vote during a prison voter registration drive organized by Alachua County Supervisor of Elections Kim Barton, but under Florida law, he was ineligible as a convicted felon whose right to vote had not been restored. Lang pleaded no contest to all counts. He was sentenced to 18 months in prison for each count (to run concurrently with each other and with the sentence from a prior conviction) with credit for 14 days served. He was also assessed $671 in court costs.
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Romona Oliver, of Hillsborough County, a convicted felon, was charged by the state with one felony count of voting by an unqualified voter and one felony count of false swearing after she voted in the 2020 election. She pleaded no contest to the charge of voting by an unqualified voter in exchange for dismissal of the false swearing charge. She was sentenced to timed served and assessed $548 in court costs.
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Therris Lee Conney Jr., of Alachua County, was charged by the state with one felony count of unqualified elector willfully voting and one felony count of submission of false voter registration information after registering to vote and voting as a felon in the 2020 election. Conney registered to vote during a prison voter registration drive organized by Alachua County Supervisor of Elections Kim Barton, but under Florida law, he was ineligible as a felon whose right to vote had not been restored. He pleaded no contest to the felony charges. He was sentenced to 364 days in prison for each count (to run concurrently with each other and with the sentence from a prior conviction) with credit for 43 days served. He was also assessed $671.00 in court costs.
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Byron Leonard Smith, of Hillsborough County, was charged with one felony count of unqualified elector willfully voting and one felony count of submission of false voter registration information in the 2020 election. Smith had a previous felony conviction for possession of child pornography and his right to vote had not been restored. Smith pleaded guilty to one count of election voting by unqualified voter in exchange for dismissal of the other charge. He was sentenced to six months of probation (terminable after three months if there are no violations), ordered to pay a $40 per month fee while on probation, and was assessed $560 in court costs.
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Joan Marie Halstead, a registered Republican, was charged by the state for voting twice in the 2020 general election. She voted once in-person in Florida and then voted again in her home state of New York via absentee ballot. Halstead was sentenced to a pretrial diversion program where her charges will be deferred at the end of 18 months if she successfully completes the program. Halstead was also ordered to perform 50 hours of community service, to attend a civic education program, and to pay $400 in fines and court costs.
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Key & Definitions
Types of Cases
Any case that results in a defendant entering a plea of guilty or no contest, or being found guilty in court of election-related offenses.
A finding by a court of law that fraud occurred in an election, including judicial orders overturning election results or ordering a new election due to fraud.
Any civil case resulting in fines or other penalties imposed for a violation of election laws.
A finding by a government body that fraud occurred in an election, including orders overturning election results or ordering a new election due to fraud.
Any criminal case in which a judge directs a defendant into a pre-trial diversion program, or stays or defers adjudication with the understanding that the conviction will be cleared upon completion of the program.
Types of Voter Fraud
Requesting absentee ballots and voting without the knowledge of the actual voter; or obtaining the absentee ballot from a voter and either filling it in directly and forging the voter’s signature or illegally telling the voter who to vote for.
Illegal registration and voting by individuals who are not U.S. citizens, are convicted felons, or are otherwise not eligible to vote.
Voting in the name of other legitimate voters and voters who have died, moved away, or lost their right to vote because they are felons, but remain registered.
Paying voters to cast either an in-person or absentee ballot for a particular candidate.
Forging the signatures of registered voters on the ballot petitions that must be filed with election officials in some states for a candidate or issue to be listed on the official ballot
Registering in multiple locations and voting in the same election in more than one jurisdiction or state.
Voting under fraudulent voter registrations that either use a phony name and a real or fake address or claim residence in a particular jurisdiction where the registered voter does not actually live and is not entitled to vote.
Changing the actual vote count either in a precinct or at the central location where votes are counted.
Forcing or intimidating voters—particularly the elderly, disabled, illiterate, and those for whom English is a second language—to vote for particular candidates while supposedly providing them with “assistance.”
