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FBI Arrests California Man Over Alleged Skid Row Voter Petition Fraud Scheme
Just the facts
Federal law enforcement officers arrested James Brass in Victorville, California, for allegedly orchestrating a scheme to forge voter signatures on local ballot initiative petitions. Prosecutors allege that Brass and co-defendants Courtney Price and Jateisha Herron paid homeless individuals living on Los Angeles' Skid Row to sign petitions using stolen identities of registered voters. The defendants gathered voter information from a database and subsequently submitted falsified petition declarations, earning $41,600 from a petition management company. All three individuals face federal charges of conspiracy to commit identity fraud in furtherance of a state felony. If convicted on the federal charges, each defendant faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison per count.
Why this is news
Federal authorities placed 47-year-old James Brass into custody in Victorville, California, on charges of running a petition signature fraud scheme in Los Angeles.
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