Voter Fraud Convictions in New Jersey, 2016-2020

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	A. Conviction Details	B. Background	C. Potential Election Impact
1.	Election Year: 2020 Name: Frederick Gattuso Party Affiliation: Republican[1]Katie Samalis-Aldrich and Hans von Spakovsky, “Voter Fraud Cases Continue to Occur, Putting Fair and Free Elections in Jeopardy,” dailysignal.com, August 24, 2022 Offense and Sentencing: Frederick Gattuso pleaded guilty on 5/26/2021 to a disorderly persons charge of tampering with public records, reduced from felony voter fraud charges as part of a plea agreement.[2]Suzanne Russell, “Former Carteret Mayoral Candidate Accused of Voter Fraud Gets Probation,” mycentraljersey.com, July 29, 2021 Gattuso was sentenced on the same day to one year of probation.[3]Suzanne Russell, “Former Carteret Mayoral Candidate Accused of Voter Fraud Gets Probation,” mycentraljersey.com, July 29, 2021	“Frederick Gattuso, a former Carteret Republican mayoral candidate, was charged with one count of fraudulent voting for voting twice during the November 2020 presidential election as different people with similar names. Gattuso pleaded guilty to one count of tampering with public records and was sentenced to one year of probation.”[4]Katie Samalis-Aldrich and Hans von Spakovsky, “Voter Fraud Cases Continue to Occur, Putting Fair and Free Elections in Jeopardy,” dailysignal.com, August 24, 2022 Case Notes: Case Number: Not Found	Type of Election: Presidential Party Affiliation: Republican Theoretical Election Effect: 1 illegal Republican vote
2.	Election Year: 2019 Name: MD Hossain Morshed Party Affiliation: Democrat[5]Erin Vogt, “NJ Official Admits Crimes Against Public, Including Voter Fraud,” nj1015.com, March 14, 2024 Offense and Sentencing: MD Hossain Morshed pleaded guilty on 3/13/204 to “fraudulent procurement and submission of [a] voter registration application,” in relation to offenses committed during a local city council primary election in 2019. Morshed is due to be sentenced on July 16, 2024.[6]Erin Vogt, “NJ Official Admits Crimes Against Public, Including Voter Fraud,” nj1015.com, March 14, 2024	“MD Hossain Morshed, 50,… pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Renée Marie Bumb to fraudulent procurement and submission of voter registration applications. … Morshed admitted to persuading a resident of Galloway Township in 2019 to register to vote from an Atlantic City address, then later to apply to vote by mail. The fraudulent vote was cast during the 2019 primary election. Morshed was first elected to the council that year.”[7]Robert Moran, “Former Atlantic City Councilmember Admits to Voter Fraud,” inquirer.com, March 13, 2024 Case Notes: United States of America v. MD Hossain Morshed Case Number: 23-mj-2025 (AMD) Complaint	Type of Election: City Council Primary Party Affiliation: Democrat Theoretical Election Effect: No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections

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