US Edition7 charged in 2024 Pennsylvania voter registration fraud that prosecutors say was motivated by money
Seven charged in Pennsylvania for falsified voter registrations linked to financial incentives; 85% of suspicious forms involved duplicates, officials said.
- On Friday, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced charges against seven individuals for falsified voter registration forms before the 2024 general election, filed with District Judge John Bender in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- The yearlong probe began in late October 2024 after Lancaster election workers flagged about 2,500 voter registration forms as potentially fraudulent near the Oct. 21, 2024 registration deadline.
- A court affidavit alleges Guillermo Sainz, 33, instituted unlawful financial incentives that spurred some canvassers to fabricate registration forms to meet quotas.
- County election offices reviewed thousands of applications; York County Office of Elections and Voter Registration examined 3,087 forms and denied about 24 percent for verification issues.
- Sunday added that the motive was personal financial gain, not election tampering, and the Office of the Attorney General pledged to protect Pennsylvanians' voting rights while the investigation remains active.
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7 charged in 2024 Pa. voter registration fraud that prosecutors say was motivated by money
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A yearlong investigation into suspected fraudulent voter registration forms submitted ahead of last year's presidential election produced criminal charges Friday against six street canvassers and the man who led their work in Pennsylvania.
Voter registration fraud leads to charges against 7, state says
Seven individuals were charged with falsifying voter registration forms in last year’s election — not for political reasons, but for personal gain, according to Pennsylvania Attorney General David Sunday. A year-long review of thousands of registration forms resulted in charges against the director of the registration drive, as well as six canvassers from Pennsylvania.
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After a yearlong probe into allegations of fabricated voter registration forms submitted in anticipation of the 2024 presidential election, Pennsylvania has introduced criminal indictments against seven individuals, including six canvassers and their supervisor. Prosecutors said Guillermo Sainz, a 33-year-old from Arizona, was the lead for registration initiatives within Pennsylvania for Field+Media Corps, a consulting firm for political campaig…
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