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Brooklyn Ballot Fraud Probe Unfolds as Council Race Hangs on 32 Votes

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK CITY, JUL 28 – An investigation focuses on 27 absentee ballots, including those cast in deceased voters' names, amid a 32-vote margin in Brooklyn's GOP City Council primary, officials said.

Summary by The City
The Board of Elections is moving to certify results Tuesday in a tightly contested Brooklyn Republican City Council primary even as a criminal probe of alleged vote fraud proceeds. At least 27 ballots are under investigation in Brooklyn’s 47th City Council District, where a razor-thin 32-vote margin separates MAGA candidate George Sarantopoulos and county Republican party chair Richie Barsamian, who are competing for the seat to be vacated by te…

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BK Reader broke the news in on Monday, July 28, 2025.
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