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Four charged over alleged plot to rig Croydon Labour Party candidate selection
Prosecutors say the database changes blocked some candidates from contacting members, and Joel Bodmer also faces a perverting the course of justice charge.
- On Tuesday, the Crown Prosecution Service authorized charges against four people following a Metropolitan Police investigation into database manipulation during the Croydon East Labour selection process.
- Complaints emerged in 2023 alleging falsified phone numbers and email addresses on a Labour Party member list prevented prospective candidates from contacting voters, forcing a temporary selection halt.
- Joel Bodmer, Shila Bodmer, Gabriel Leroy, and Carole Bonner face charges of conspiracy and computer misuse under the Criminal Law Act 1977 and Computer Misuse Act 1990.
- All four defendants will appear at Westminster Magistrates on May 19, while the Labour Party suspended the individuals and stated it cannot comment further while legal proceedings are ongoing.
- Additionally, Joel Bodmer is charged with perverting the course of justice for allegedly altering phone records, adding scrutiny to Labour's candidate selection procedures.
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Four UK Labour Officials Charged with Alleged Vote-Rigging
Four Labour Party officials have been charged as part of a criminal investigation into alleged vote-rigging during a parliamentary candidate selection process ahead of the 2024 UK General Election. Joel Bodmer, 40, Shila Bodmer, 41, Gabriel Leroy, 24, and Carole Bonner, 69, face charges of conspiracy and computer misuse—all linked to alleged irregularities in the Croydon East selection. Labour confirmed all four have been suspended from the part…
Labour officials charged after criminal investigation into alleged vote rigging
Four senior figures within the Labour Party have been charged following a Metropolitan Police criminal inquiry into suspected vote manipulation during the Croydon East parliamentary selection process ahead of the 2024 General Election
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