GOP ex-lawmaker, Turning Point Action leader, offered plea deal in petition signature forgery case
Austin Smith faces multiple felony and misdemeanor charges for forging over 100 voter signatures on reelection petitions, with a plea deal offered to potentially avoid trial.
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Ex-leader at Charlie Kirk's Turning Point Action offered deal in election fraud case
Former Arizona legislator Austin Smith has been offered a plea deal in a multiple-felony criminal case that alleges he personally forged numerous voter signatures on his own petitions for reelection.Smith was indicted in June by a Maricopa County grand jury on four felony counts for presenting documents he knew were forged to the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office, in addition to 10 misdemeanor counts for personally forging the names of elector…
Former Turning Point Action leader offered plea deal in AZ forgery case
Former Arizona legislator Austin Smith has been offered a plea deal in a multiple-felony criminal case that alleges he personally forged numerous voter signatures on his own petitions for reelection.Smith was indicted in June by a Maricopa County grand jury on four felony counts for presenting documents he knew were forged to the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office, in addition to 10 misdemeanor counts for personally forging the names of elector…


GOP ex-lawmaker, Turning Point Action leader, offered plea deal in petition signature forgery case
Austin Smith on July 31, 2023. Photo by Gage Skidmore | Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0Former Arizona legislator Austin Smith has been offered a plea deal in a multiple-felony criminal case that alleges he personally forged numerous voter signatures on his own petitions for reelection. Smith was indicted in June by a Maricopa County grand jury on four felony counts for presenting documents he knew were forged to the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office, in …
GOP ex-lawmaker, Turning Point Action leader, offered plea deal in pe...
Austin Smith on July 31, 2023. Photo by Gage Skidmore | Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0Former Arizona legislator Austin Smith has been offered a plea deal in a multiple-felony criminal case that alleges he personally forged numerous voter signatures on his own petitions for reelection. Smith was indicted in June by a Maricopa County grand jury on [...] The post GOP ex-lawmaker, Turning Point Action leader, offered plea deal in pe… appeared first on Areyoup…
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