Voter Fraud Convictions in North Carolina, 2016-2020

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1.	Election Year: 2018 Name: Caitlyn Croom Party Affiliation: Unaffiliated[1]VoterRecords.com, “Caitlyn Eugenia Croom’s North Carolina Voter Registration,” voterrecords.com, accessed on December 13, 2022 Offense and Sentencing: Caitlyn Croom pleaded guilty in 2022 to one misdemeanor charge of conspiracy to possess an absentee ballot in relation to offenses committed during the 2018 general election in Bladen County, NC.[2]Joe Bruno, “NC Election Fraud Suspect Pleads Guilty, Three Suspects To Face Charges in 2023,” yahoo.com, December 1, 2022 Croom was sentenced to 100 hours of community service.[3]Joe Bruno, “NC Election Fraud Suspect Pleads Guilty, Three Suspects To Face Charges in 2023,” yahoo.com, December 1, 2022	“Caitlyn Croom pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge for conspiracy to possess an absentee ballot, according to Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman. … Testimony and other information revealed at a State Board of Elections hearing described [how McCrae Dowless, the alleged ringleader in the fraud, ran] … an illegal ‘ballot harvesting’ operation for the 2018 general election in Bladen County. … According to testimony, Dowless and his helpers, including Croom, gathered up hundreds of absentee ballots from voters by offering to put them in the mail.”[4]Joe Bruno, “NC Election Fraud Suspect Pleads Guilty, Three Suspects To Face Charges in 2023,” yahoo.com, December 1, 2022 Case Notes: Case Number: Not Found	Type of Election: Congressional Party Affiliation: Unaffiliated Theoretical Election Effect: No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections[5]The election results were not certified and a new election was called. See: Leigh Ann Caldwell and Dartunorro Clark, “New Election Ordered in North Carolina House District After Possible … Continue reading
2.	Election Year: 2018 Name: Ginger Shae Eason Party Affiliation: Unaffiliated[6]VoterRecords.com, “Ginger Shea Eason’s North Carolina Voter Registration,” voterrecords.com, accessed January 22, 2023 Offense and Sentencing: Ginger Shae Eason pleaded guilty on 9/26/2022 to three counts of conspiracy to possess absentee ballots in relation to offenses committed during the 2018 congressional election cycle in Bladen County, North Carolina. Eason was sentenced on the same day to a 45-day suspended prison sentence, supervised probation for 12 months, 100 hours of community service at a nonprofit of Eason’s choosing to be completed within one year, and $696 in fines and fees.[7]State of North Carolina, County of Wake, State of North Carolina v. Ginger Shae Eason, Case Number: 19 CRS 001937, Plea and Sentencing Order	“One of the women charged in connection with election fraud in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional district claims she is an innocent led astray by a long-time acquaintance. … Ginger Shae Eason told WRAL News she is angry at McCrae Dowless and didn’t understand how her actions could land her in legal trouble. … Eason says Dowless hired her and others for a small amount of money to register voters, pick up absentee ballots from their homes and deliver them to the headquarters of Republican Congressional candidate Mark Harris – ballots that were never turned in. … It’s a felony in North Carolina to take someone else’s absentee ballot. ‘He asked me to pick the ballots up. I didn’t know that was illegal,” Eason said. “He asked me to pick them up. The few I did pick up, I dropped them off at the office.'[8]Amanda Lamb, “District 9 Defendant: Didn’t Know Actions Were Illegal, ‘Don’t Know Nothing About Politics,” wral.com August 26, 2019 Case Notes: State of North Carolina v. Ginger Shae Eason Case Number: 19 CRS 001937 Indictment, Information, Plea, Sentencing	Type of Election: Absentee Ballot Collection Party Affiliation: Unaffiliated Theoretical Election Effect: No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections[9]The election results were not certified and a new election was called. See: Leigh Ann Caldwell and Dartunorro Clark, “New Election Ordered in North Carolina House District After Possible … Continue reading
3.	Election Year: 2018 Name: Rebecca Davis Thompson Party Affiliation: Unaffiliated[10]VoterRecords.com, “Rebecca Davis Thompson’s North Carolina Voter Registration,” voterrecords.com, accessed January 22, 2023 Offense and Sentencing: Rebecca Davis Thompson pleaded guilty on 9/26/2022 to three counts of conspiracy to possess absentee ballots in relation to offenses committed during the 2018 congressional election cycle in Bladen County, North Carolina. Thompson was sentenced on the same day to 45 days imprisonment, suspended for 12 months and placed on supervised probation, plus 100 hours of community service at a nonprofit of Thompson’s choosing to be completed within one year, and $643.50 in fines and fees.[11]State of North Carolina, County of Wake, State of North Carolina v. Rebecca Davis Thompson, Case Number: 17 CRS 4547, Plea and Sentencing Order	“The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation said a fifth person was arrested Thursday in the investigation of election fraud in District 9 in North Carolina. Rebecca Thompson was arrested after turning herself in to the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office. Officials said Thompson has been charged with conspiracy to commit felonious obstruction of justice and possession of absentee ballot. … The suspected ringleader of the illegal ballot collection operation, McCrae Dowless, was the first person arrested.”[12]WSOC-TV, “Authorities Make 5th Arrest in Alleged District 9 Election Fraud Investigation,” wsoctv.com, March 8, 2019 Case Notes: State of North Carolina v. Rebecca Davis Thompson Case Number: 17 CRS 4547 Indictiment, Information, Plea and Sentencing	Type of Election: Absentee Ballot Collection Party Affiliation: Unaffiliated Theoretical Election Effect: No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections[13]The election results were not certified and a new election was called. See: Leigh Ann Caldwell and Dartunorro Clark, “New Election Ordered in North Carolina House District After Possible … Continue reading
4.	Election Year: 2018 Name: Kelly Hendrix Party Affiliation: Unaffiliated[14]VoterRecords.com, “Kelly N Hendrix’s North Carolina Voter Registration,” voterrecords.com, January 22, 2023 Offense and Sentencing: Kelly Hendrix pleaded guilty on 9/26/2022 to one count of conspiracy to possess absentee ballots in relation to offenses committed during the 2018 congressional election cycle in Bladen County, North Carolina; two counts relating to the 2016 election cycle were dropped as part of a plea agreement. Hendrix was sentenced on the same day to 45 days imprisonment, suspended for 12 months and placed on supervised probation, plus 100 hours of community service at a nonprofit of Hendrix’s choosing to be completed within one year, and $793.50 in fines and fees.[15]State of North Carolina, County of Wake, State of North Carolina v. Kelly Hendrix, Case Number: 19 CRS 1942-1943, Plea and Sentencing	“Four people in North Carolina have pleaded guilty to misdemeanors for their roles in absentee ballot fraud in a rural part of the state. The fraud occurred in the 2016 and 2018 elections, and the convictions stemmed from an investigation that in part resulted in a congressional election having to be redone … [all defedants] were connected to Leslie McCrae Dowless Jr., a longtime political operative in the state who was indicted on more than a dozen state charges. … Rebecca D. Thompson; Tonia Marie Gordon; Ginger Shae Eason; and Kelly Hendrix – all pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess absentee ballots.”[16]Joseph Weber, “Four Plead Guilty in North Carolina Ballot Fraud Cases,” tennesseestar.com, September 28, 2022 Case Notes: State of North Carolina v. Kelly Hendrix Case Number: 19 CRS 1942-1943 Indictments, Information, Plea and Sentencing	Type of Election: Absentee Ballot Collection Party Affiliation: Unaffiliated Theoretical Election Effect: No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections[17]The election results were not certified and a new election was called. See: Leigh Ann Caldwell and Dartunorro Clark, “New Election Ordered in North Carolina House District After Possible … Continue reading
5.	Election Year: 2018 Name: James R. Singletary Party Affiliation: Unaffiliated[18]VoterRecords.com, “James R Singletary’s North Carolina Voter Registration,” voterrecords.com, accessed January 22, 2023 Offense and Sentencing: James Singletary pleaded guilty to one charge of conspiracy to possess an absentee ballot, in relation to offenses committed during the 2018 congressional election cycle in Bladen County, North Carolina. Singletary was sentenced to “120 days in the misdemeanor confinement program, which was suspended to 12 months of supervised probation, and ordered to complete 100 hours of community service and pay $393.50 in court costs.[19]Heritage Foundation, “Voter Fraud Report: James Singletary,” heritage.org, accessed January 22, 2023	“James Singletary, of Wake County, was charged by the state for his role in connection with an absentee ballot trafficking scheme to benefit Republican congressional candidate Mark Harris during the 2018 general election. Singletary was charged with conspiracy to commit felonious obstruction of justice, possession of absentee ballot, and conspiracy to commit possession of absentee ballot. Singletary and others were affiliated with Leslie McCrae Dowless, a political operative in Bladen County and a consultant for Harris. “[20]Heritage Foundation, “Voter Fraud Report: James Singletary,” heritage.org, accessed January 22, 2023 Case Notes: Case Number: Not Found	Type of Election: Absentee Ballot Collection Party Affiliation: Unaffiliated Theoretical Election Effect: No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections[21]The election results were not certified and a new election was called. See: Leigh Ann Caldwell and Dartunorro Clark, “New Election Ordered in North Carolina House District After Possible … Continue reading
6.	Election Year: 2018 Name: Jessica Dowless Party Affiliation: Not Found Offense and Sentencing: Jessica Dowless pleaded guilty to “one count of conspiracy to swear falsely for signing as a witness on absentee ballot return envelopes when she had not actually seen the voter cast the ballot” – the offense occurred during the 2018 congressional election cycle in Bladen County, North Caroina. She was sentenced to 100 hours of community service.[22]WSOCTV.com, “Election Fraud Suspects in 9th District Pleads Guilty; 4 Others Still Due in Court,” wsoctv.com, November 8, 2022	“The first of five remaining 9th Congressional District election fraud suspects pleaded guilty in a Wake County court … The previous suspects in the case pleaded guilty and were sentenced …, with the exception of McCrae Dowless. Dowless was the alleged ringleader. He died before facing trial. … Jessica Dowless pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to swear falsely for signing as a witness on absentee ballot return envelopes when she had not actually seen the voter cast the ballot.”[23]WSOCTV.com, “Election Fraud Suspects in 9th District Pleads Guilty; 4 Others Still Due in Court,” wsoctv.com, November 8, 2022 Case Notes: Case Number: Not Found	Type of Election: Absentee Ballot Collection Party Affiliation: Not Found Theoretical Election Effect: No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections[24]The election results were not certified and a new election was called. See: Leigh Ann Caldwell and Dartunorro Clark, “New Election Ordered in North Carolina House District After Possible … Continue reading
7.	Election Year: 2016 Name: Tonia Marie Gordon Party Affiliation: Unaffiliated[25]VoterRecords.com, “Tonia Marie Gordon’s North Carolina Voter Registration,” voterrecords.com, accessed January 22, 2023 Offense and Sentencing: Tonia Marie Gordon pleaded guilty on 9/26/2022 to three counts of conspiracy to possess absentee ballots in relation to offenses committed during the 2016 election cycle in Bladen County, North Carolina. Gordon was sentenced on the same day to 120 days imprisonment, suspended for 12 months and placed on supervised probation, plus 100 hours of community service at a nonprofit of Gordon’s choosing to be completed within one year, and $393.50 in fines and fees.[26]State of North Carolina, County of Wake, State of North Carolina v. Tonia Marie Gordon, Case Number: 19 CRS 000492, Plea and Sentencing Order	“Four people pleaded guilty on Monday to helping commit absentee ballot fraud in rural North Carolina during the 2016 and 2018 elections…. [Tonia Marie] Gordon, who was indicted in relation to the 2016 general election, told investigators that [Leslie McCrae] Dowless paid her $100 for every 20 completed absentee ballot request forms and $5 for every completed absentee ballot she collected. Collecting the request forms isn’t necessarily unlawful.”[27]CBN News, “4 Plead Guilty to Absentee Ballot Fraud in NC Congressional Election that Led to a Do-Over,” cbn.com, September 28. 2022 Case Notes: State of North Carolina v. Tonia Marie Gordon Case Number: 19 CRS 000492 Indictment, Information, Plea and Sentencing	Type of Election: Absentee Ballot Collection Party Affiliation: Unaffiliated Theoretical Election Effect: No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections
8.	Election Year: 2016 Name: Alessandro Cannizzaro Party Affiliation: Republican[28]According to the North Carolina State Board of Elections “Voter Search” page at vt.ncsbe.gov, accessed April 21, 2022 and Joshua Eaton, “Trump Administration Wins First Conviction … Continue reading Offense and Sentencing: Alessandro Cannizzaro pleaded guilty on 10/10/2018 to one count of voting by an alien in relation to an offense committed on 11/8/2016.[29]United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina – United States of America v. Alessandro Cannizzaro – Case Number: 5:18-CR-328-1BO – Judgement Cannizzaro was sentenced on the same day to $200 fine and a $10 assessment fee.[30]United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina – United States of America v. Alessandro Cannizzaro – Case Number: 5:18-CR-328-1BO – Judgement	“Italian citizen Alessandro Cannizzaro, 47 of North Carolina, pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of voting by an alien. U.S. District Judge Terrence Boyle sentence Cannizzaro to a $200 fine. Cannizzaro, a registered Republican, passed a citizenship test in 2003 but officials never let him know when he could take his citizenship oath. That apparently led Cannizzaro to believe he was eligible to vote when his family headed to the polls in 2016. ‘I never checked the status of me if I was okay to vote,’ Cannizzaro said,… ‘So I’m here today to take full responsibility.'”[31]Joshua Eaton, “Trump Administration Wins First Conviction for Non-Citizen Voting,” m.usw.org, October 17, 2018 Case Notes: United States of America v. Alessandro Cannizzaro Case Number: 5:18-CR-328-1BO Information, Charge, Affidavit, and Judgement	Type of Election: Presidential Party Affiliation: Republican Theoretical Election Effect: 1 illegal Republican vote
9.	Election Year: 2016 Name: Maria Rufina Castillo-Boswell Party Affiliation: Republican[32]According to the North Carolina State Board of Elections “Voter Search” page at vt.ncsbe.gov, accessed April 21, 2022 Offense and Sentencing: Maria Rufina Castillo-Boswell pleaded guilty on 1/7/2019[33]Court Listener, “United States of America v. Castillo-Boswell (7:18-cr-00135),” courtlistener.com, accessed on April 21, 2022 to one count of voting by an alien in relation to an offense committed on 11/8/2016;[34]United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina – United States of America v. Maria Rufina Castillo-Boswell – Case Number: 7:18-CR-00135-ID(4) – Indictment one further count of knowingly making a false statement in order to register to vote was dismissed as part of a plea deal.[35]Court Listener, “United States of America v. Castillo-Boswell (7:18-cr-00135),” courtlistener.com, accessed on April 21, 2022 and United States District Court, Eastern District of North … Continue reading Castillo-Boswell was sentenced on 4/17/2019 to 12 months of probation and a $600 fine, plus a $25 special assessment fee.[36]Court Listener, “United States of America v. Castillo-Boswell (7:18-cr-00135),” courtlistener.com, accessed on April 21, 2022	“On or about November 8, 2016, in the Eastern District of North Carolina, the defendant Maria Rufina Castillo-Boswell, an alien, knowing she was not a United States citizen, did knowingly vote in an election held in part for the purpose of electing a candidate for the office of President, Vice President, and Member of the House of Representatives, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 611(a).”[37]United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina – United States of America v. Maria Rufina Castillo-Boswell – Case Number: 7:18-CR-00135-ID(4) – Indictment Case Notes: United States of America v. Maria Rufina Castillo-Boswell Case Number: 7:18-CR-00135-ID(4) Indictment and Court Records	Type of Election: Presidential Party Affiliation: Republican Theoretical Election Effect: 1 illegal Republican vote
10.	Election Year: 2016 Name: Roberto Hernandez-Cuarenta Party Affiliation: Republican[38]VoterRecords.com, “Cuarenta Roberto Hernandez’s North Carolina Voter Registration,” voterrecords.com, accessed on June 7, 2022 Offense and Sentencing: Roberto Hernandez-Cuarenta pleaded no contest in August 2018 to two misdemeanor charges of illegal voting[39]Amy Gardner, Beth Reinhard and Alice Crites, “Trump-Appointed Prosecutor Focused on Allegations of Voting Fraud by Immigrants Amid Warnings About Separate Ballot Scheme,” … Continue reading – voting by an alien[40]Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of North Carolina, “Nash County Man Sentenced for Voting by an Alien,” justice.gov, August 9, 2018 – in relation to offenses committed in 2012 and 2016.[41]ABC 11.com, “Wake County Man Sentenced for Illegally Voting in U.S. Elections,” abc11.com, August 13, 2018 Hernandez-Cuarenta was sentenced, in the same month, to time served, amounting to four months imprisonment.[42]Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of North Carolina, “Nash County Man Sentenced for Voting by an Alien,” justice.gov, August 9, 2018 According to a report published in the Washington Post, Hernandez-Cuarenta’s “sentencing triggered deportation proceedings, and he has been held in an ICE detention center in Georgia since.”[43]Amy Gardner, Beth Reinhard and Alice Crites, “Trump-Appointed Prosecutor Focused on Allegations of Voting Fraud by Immigrants Amid Warnings About Separate Ballot Scheme,” … Continue reading	“On November 6, 2012 and November 8, 2016, Hernandez-Cuarenta, knowing he was not a United States Citizen, did knowingly vote in two elections held in part for the purpose of electing a candidate for the Office of President, Vice President, and Member of the House of Representative. The evidence presented at sentencing showed that the defendant was granted a Special Agricultural Worker application in June of 1992. He was subsequently given legal and permanent resident status as a seasonal agricultural worker. However, Hernandez-Cuarenta was never naturalized as a United States Citizen… Hernandez-Cuarenta is a citizen of Mexico.”[44]Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of North Carolina, “Nash County Man Sentenced for Voting by an Alien,” justice.gov, August 9, 2018 Case Notes: United States of America v. Roberto Hernandez-Cuarenta Case Number: 5:2017-CR-00167-157565	Type of Election: Presidential Party Affiliation: Republican Theoretical Election Effect: 1 illegal Republican vote
11.	Election Year: 2016 Name: Guadalupe Espinosa-Pena Party Affiliation: Not Found[45]According to a report on Reflector.com, “Voters in North Carolina can be registered as a Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Green Party — which was added in March [2018] — or unaffiliated. … Continue reading Offense and Sentencing: Guadalupe Espinosa-Pena pleaded guilty on 12/12/2018 to one count of knowingly voting while ineligible (alien voting) – in relation to an offense committed in 2016; one further count of knowingly making a false statement in order to register to vote was dismissed as part of a plea deal.[46]Court Listener, “United States v. Espinosa-Pena (5:18-cr-00298),” courtlistener.com, accessed on April 22, 2022 and United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina … Continue reading Espinosa-Pena was sentenced on 4/9/2019 to one month imprisonment, followed by one year of supervised release, and a $25 special assessment fee.[47]Court Listener, “United States v. Espinosa-Pena (5:18-cr-00298),” courtlistener.com, accessed on April 22, 2022	“Guadalupe Espinosa-Pena, age 61, of Mexico, residing in Wake County, North Carolina, was sentenced to one month imprisonment and one year supervised release … after a guilty plea to illegal voting by an alien. According to court records, Espinosa-Pena is a lawful permanent resident whose application for United States citizenship had been denied. Espinosa-Pena attempted to register to vote in North Carolina previously, but was informed he could not register as he was not a United States citizen. Thereafter, Espinosa-Pena nonetheless completed a voter registration with an election official’s aid and registered to vote. … Espinosa-Pena [then] voted in the General Election of 2016 in Wake County, North Carolina.”[48]Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of North Carolina, “Alien Sentenced to Active Prison Time for Unlawful Voting in the 2016 General Election,” justice.gov, … Continue reading Case Notes: United States of America v. Guadalupe Espinosa-Pena Case Number: 5:18-CR-00298-1-FL Indictment and Court Records	Type of Election: Presidential Party Affiliation: Not Found Theoretical Election Effect: 1 illegal vote, party unknown
12.	Election Year: 2016 Name: Diana Patricia Franco-Rodriguez Party Affiliation: Unaffiliated[49]According to the North Carolina State Board of Elections “Voter Search” page at vt.ncsbe.gov, accessed April 22, 2022 Offense and Sentencing: Diana Patricia Franco-Rodriguez pleaded guilty in April 2019 to one count of knowingly voting while ineligible (alien voting) – in relation to an offense committed on 11/8/2016; one further count of knowingly making a false statement in an application for naturalization was dismissed as part of a plea deal.[50]United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina – United States of America v. Diana Patricia Franco-Rodriguez – Case Number: 5:18-CR-299 – Indictment and Judgement Franco-Rodriguez was sentenced on 12/16/2019 to a $975 fine and a $25 assessment fee.[51]United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina – United States of America v. Diana Patricia Franco-Rodriguez – Case Number: 5:18-CR-299 – Judgement	“Patricia Franco-Rodriguez, a citizen of Mexico, sidestepped decades behind bars for illegal voting when a federal judge sentenced her Monday [12/16/2019] … ‘Franco-Rodriguez voted in the General Election of 2016,’ prosecutors said… ‘When questioned by Homeland Security agents, Franco-Rodriguez admitted that she voted for all of the positions in the ballot.’ … Franco-Rodriguez was born in Chihuahua, Mexico, but granted lawful permanent resident status in the U.S. in 2009, according to a federal indictment. While residing in Johnston County in 2012, she registered to vote as a U.S. citizen.”[52]Hayley Fowler, “Mexican Citizen Who Voted in 2016 Us Election Won’t Go to Prison, NC Judge Says,” newsobserver.com, December 16, 2019 Case Notes: United States of America v. Diana Patricia Franco-Rodriguez Case Number: 5:18-CR-299 Indictment and Judgement	Type of Election: Presidential Party Affiliation: Unaffiliated Theoretical Election Effect: 1 illegal vote, party unknown
13.	Election Year: 2016 Name: Hyo Suk George Party Affiliation: Democrat[53]According to the North Carolina State Board of Elections “Voter Search” page at vt.ncsbe.gov, accessed April 22, 2022 Offense and Sentencing: Hyo Suk George pleaded guilty on 11/28/2018 to one count of knowingly voting while ineligible (alien voting) – in relation to an offense committed in 2016.[54]Court Listener, “United States v. George (7:18-cr-00138),” courtlistener.com, accessed on April 22, 2022 and United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina – … Continue reading George was sentenced on 1/17/2019 to a $100 fine and a $25 assessment fee.[55]Court Listener, “United States v. George (7:18-cr-00138),” courtlistener.com, accessed on April 22, 2022 and United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina – … Continue reading	“Hyo Suk George, 70, was charged with illegal voting by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security after she reportedly voted in 2008, 2010 and 2016 in Columbus County. … George arrived in the United States from South Korea in 1989. She got a green card in 1995 and has worked in housekeeping and the fast-food industry,… In his ruling, [Judge] Boyle also expressed frustration toward the election board in Whiteville, North Carolina, because it allowed George to register to vote using her green card, Social Security number and driver’s license.”[56]Nicole Rojas, “Green Card Holder, 70, Avoids Jail Time After Voting Illegally Three Times in North Carolina,” newsweek.com, January 18, 2019 Case Notes: United States of America v. Hyo Suk George Case Number: 7:18-CR-00138 Information, Charge, and Affidavit, Judgement, and Court Records	Type of Election: Presidential Party Affiliation: Democrat Theoretical Election Effect: 1 illegal Democratic vote
14.	Election Year: 2016 Name: Dewey George Gidcumb, Jr Party Affiliation: Republican[57]According to the North Carolina State Board of Elections “Voter Search” page at vt.ncsbe.gov, accessed April 22, 2022 Offense and Sentencing: Dewey George Gidcumb, Jr was found guilty by a jury on 2/9/2017[58]North Carolina State Board of Elections, “Haywood County Jury Convicts Double Voter,” ncsbe.gov, February 10, 2017 to one felony count of voting more than once in a primary election, in relation to an offense committed on 3/15/2016.[59]United States of America v. Dewey George Gidcumb Jr. – Case Number: 16CRS000620 – Sentencing Gidcumb was sentenced on the same day to a five to 15 month suspended sentence, 12 months of supervised probation, 24 hours of community service, and a $100 fine plus $225 in costs and $250 in community service fees.[60]United States of America v. Dewey George Gidcumb Jr. – Case Number: 16CRS000620 – Sentencing	“A Haywood County Superior Court jury on Thursday convicted 52-year-old Dewey George Gidcumb Jr. of voting twice in North Carolina’s March 2016 primary, a Class I felony. Gidcumb,… voted in the Republican primary during the early voting period, then again on Election Day,… The jury determined that Gidcumb not only voted twice, but that he did so with intent to commit a fraud, which is required under state law in such cases.”[61]North Carolina State Board of Elections, “Haywood County Jury Convicts Double Voter,” ncsbe.gov, February 10, 2017 Case Notes: State v. Dewey George Gidcumb, Jr Case Number: 16CRS000620 Indictment and Sentencing	Type of Election: Primary Party Affiliation: Republican Theoretical Election Effect: 1 illegal Republican vote in the Primary / No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections
15.	Election Year: 2016 Name: Edward Charles Green Party Affiliation: Democrat[62]Email response on July 16, 2021, from the Moore County Board of Elections and North Carolina State Board of Elections “Voter Search” page at vt.ncsbe.gov, accessed April 22, 2022 Offense and Sentencing: Edward Charles Green was found guilty in April 2017 of one felony count of voter fraud, in relation to an offense committed during the 2016 presidential election cycle.[63]Jaymie Baxley, “Two Convicted of Felony Voter Fraud,” thepilot.com, April 28, 2017 Green was sentenced to “a minimum of four months in jail and six months of supervised probation, which will run concurrent to a probation sentence from a previous offense.”[64]Jaymie Baxley, “Two Convicted of Felony Voter Fraud,” thepilot.com, April 28, 2017	“District Attorney Maureen Krueger announced Wednesday [4/26/2017] that two men were found guilty of felony voter fraud in Moore County. Edward Charles Green,… [was] indicted by a grand jury in February after the District Attorney’s Office conducted an investigation into illegal voting in the 2016 Presidential election. … Glenda Clendenin, director of the Moore County Board of Elections, said the residents did not disclose they were on probation for felony offenses when they cast their ballots. … Green was convicted in 2014 of promoting the prostitution of a minor with a mental disability.[65]Jaymie Baxley, “Two Convicted of Felony Voter Fraud,” thepilot.com, April 28, 2017 Case Notes: State v. Edward Charles Green Case Number: Not Found	Type of Election: Presidential Party Affiliation: Democrat Theoretical Election Effect: 1 illegal Democratic vote
16.	Election Year: 2016 Name: Rosemarie Angelika Harris, also known as Rosemarie Angelika McLaurin Party Affiliation: Democrat[66]According to the North Carolina State Board of Elections “Voter Search” page at vt.ncsbe.gov, accessed April 27, 2022 Offense and Sentencing: Rosemarie Angelika Harris pleaded guilty on 8/27/2019 to one count of knowingly voting while ineligible (alien voting) – in relation to an offense committed in 2016.[67]Court Listener, “United States v. Harris (7:18-cr-00322),” courtlistener.com, accessed on April 27, 2022 and United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, United … Continue reading Harris was sentenced on the same day to a $50 fine and a $25 special assessment fee.[68]Court Listener, “United States v. Harris (7:18-cr-00322),” courtlistener.com, accessed on April 27, 2022	“Rosemarie Angelika Harris was an alien born in West Berlin, Germany. On December 3, 2014,… Harris, was granted lawful permanent resident status in the United States. … Harris has neither applied for United States citizenship, been naturalized as a United States citizen, nor has met the criteria for derivation of United States citizenship. On October 1, 2016, the North Carolina Board of Elections registered the defendant… to vote despite not having signed the registration application. … Harris, voted in the General Election of 2016.”[69]United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, United States of America v. Rosemarie Angelika Harris a/k/a Rosemarie Angelika McLaurin – Case Number: 5:18-CR-00322-1B0 … Continue reading Case Notes: United States of America v. Rosemarie Angelika Harris a/k/a Rosemarie Angelika McLaurin Case Number: 5:18-CR-00322-1B0 Charge, Affidavit, and Court Records	Type of Election: Presidential Party Affiliation: Democrat Theoretical Election Effect: 1 illegal Democratic vote
17.	Election Year: 2016 Name: Merious Jean, also known as Marius Jean Party Affiliation: Democrat[70]According to the North Carolina State Board of Elections “Voter Search” page at vt.ncsbe.gov, accessed April 27, 2022 Offense and Sentencing: Merious Jean pleaded guilty on 1/16/2019 to one count of knowingly voting while ineligible (alien voting) – in relation to an offense committed in 2016.[71]United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, United States of America v. Merious Jean – Case Number: 5:18-CR-00327 – Judgement Jean was sentenced on the same day to a $100 fine and a $25 assessment fee.[72]United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, United States of America v. Merious Jean – Case Number: 5:18-CR-00327 – Judgement	“Merious Jean was an alien born in … Haiti. On January 12, 1989,… Jean, was granted lawful permanent residency in the United States … Jean has neither applied for United States citizenship, been naturalized as a United States citizen, nor has met the criteria for derivative citizenship. On September 31, 2012,… Jean registered to vote in North Carolina and attested under the penalty of perjury that he was a citizen of the United States. … Jean, voted in the General Elections of 2012 and 2016.”[73]United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, United States of America v. Merious Jean – Case Number: 5:18-CR-00327 – Charge and Affidavit Case Notes: United States of America v. Merious Jean Case Number: 5:18-CR-00327 Charge, Affidavit, and Judgement	Type of Election: Presidential Party Affiliation: Democrat Theoretical Election Effect: 1 illegal Democratic vote
18.	Election Year: 2016 Name: Juan Francisco Landeros-Mireles Party Affiliation: Democrat[74]According to the North Carolina State Board of Elections “Voter Search” page at vt.ncsbe.gov, accessed April 27, 2022 Offense and Sentencing: Juan Francisco Landeros-Mireles pleaded guilty in 2019 to one count of knowingly voting while ineligible (alien voting) – in relation to an offense committed in 2016.[75]United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, United States of America v. Juan Francisco Landeros-Mireles – Case Number: 5:18-CR-325-1-D – Sentencing Hearing Transcript Landeros-Mireles was sentenced on 2/19/2019 to two years of probation, the first two months of which was served under house arrest, a fine of $1200, and a $25 special assessment fee.[76]United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, United States of America v. Juan Francisco Landeros-Mireles – Case Number: 5:18-CR-325-1-D – Sentencing Hearing Transcript	“Juan Francisco Landeros-Mireles, was an alien born in Zacatecas, Mexico. On December 1, 1990,… Landeros-Mireles, was granted lawful permanent resident status in the United States … Landeros-Mireles, has neither applied for United States citizenship, nor been naturalized as a United States citizen, nor has met the criteria for derivation of United States citizenship. On October 24, 2012,… Landeros-Mireles, registered to vote in North Carolina and attested under the penalty of perjury that he was a citizen of the United States. … Landeros-Mireles, voted in the General Elections of 2012 and 2016.”[77]United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, United States of America v. Juan Francisco Landeros-Mireles – Case Number: 5:18-CR-325-1-D – Charge and Affidavit Case Notes: United States of America v. Juan Francisco Landeros-Mireles Case Number: 5:18-CR-325-1-D Charge, Affidavit, and Sentencing Hearing Transcript	Type of Election: Presidential Party Affiliation: Democrat Theoretical Election Effect: 1 illegal Democratic vote
19.	Election Year: 2016 Name: Olive Agatha Martin, also known as Olive Ramsey Party Affiliation: Democrat[78]According to the North Carolina State Board of Elections “Voter Search” page at vt.ncsbe.gov, accessed April 28, 2022 Offense and Sentencing: Olive Agatha Martin pleaded guilty on 2/14/2019 to one count of knowingly voting while ineligible (alien voting) in relation to an offense committed in November 2016; one further count of making a false statement in order to register to vote was dismissed.[79]Court Listener, “United States v. Martin (5:18-cr-00301),” courtlistener.com, accessed on April 28, 2022 Martin was sentenced on the same day to 12 months probation plus a $300 fine and $25 special assessment fee.[80]Court Listener, “United States v. Martin (5:18-cr-00301),” courtlistener.com, accessed on April 28, 2022	“On or about November 8, 2016, in the Eastern District of North Carolina, the defendant, Olive Agatha Martin, also known as ‘Olive Ramsey,’ an alien, knowing she was not a United states citizen, did knowingly vote in an election held in part for the purpose of electing a candidate for the office of President, Vice President, and Member of the House of Representatives, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 611 (a).”[81]United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, United States of America v. Olive Agatha Martin a/k/a Olive Ramsey – Case Number: 5:18-CR-301-1FL – Indictment Case Notes: United States of America v. Olive Agatha Martin a/k/a Olive Ramsey Case Number: 5:18-CR-301-1FL Indictment and Court Records	Type of Election: Presidential Party Affiliation: Democrat Theoretical Election Effect: 1 illegal Democratic vote
20.	Election Year: 2016 Name: Ramon Esteban Paez-Jerez, also known as Carlos Jose Portorreal Reyes Party Affiliation: Democrat[82]Registered under the name Carlos Jose Portorreal – Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections “Voter Search” page at vt.ncsbe.gov, accessed April 27, 2022 Offense and Sentencing: Ramon Esteban Paez-Jerez pleaded guilty on 8/14/2018 to one count each of passport fraud and knowingly voting while ineligible (alien voter)[83]Robert J. Higdon, Jr., “Nineteen Foreign Nationals Charged for Voting in 2016 Election,” justice.gov, August 24, 2018 in relation to offenses committed between 2009 and 2016.[84]United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, United States of America v. Ramon Esteban Paez-Jerez – Case Number: 5:18-CR-00131-FL – Criminal Information and Charges Paez-Jerez “was sentenced to one year’s imprisonment on each charge, to be served concurrently, and three years’ probation for each charge, also to be served concurrently. For each charge, he was ordered to pay a $5,500 fine and a $125 special assessment [fee].”[85]Heritage Foundation,”Election Fraud Cases,” heritage.org, accessed on April 27, 2022 On 1/18/2019, Paez-Jerez’s US citizenship was revoked and certification of naturalization cancelled.[86]Leagle, “U.S. v. Reyes – Case No. 5:19-cv-15-FL.,” leagle.com, January 18, 2019	“Ramon Esteban Paez-Jerez, age 58, of the Dominican Republic … in 1988 was ordered deported from the United States and failed to appear for his scheduled removal. According to court records, Paez-Jerez assumed a fraudulent identity [Carlos Jose Portorreal Reyes] and applied for amnesty. Paez-Jerez in 1989 was granted lawful permanent status under the false identity and in 1999 was naturalized contrary to law as a United States citizen. On July 7, 2007, Paez-Jerez registered to vote in North Carolina under his fraudulent identity. … On November 8, 2016, Paez-Jerez illegally voted in the General Election of 2016 … knowing he had illegally obtained United States citizenship.”[87]Robert J. Higdon, Jr., “Nineteen Foreign Nationals Charged for Voting in 2016 Election,” justice.gov, August 24, 2018 Case Notes: United States of America v. Ramon Esteban Paez-Jerez Case Number: 5:18-CR-00131-FL Criminal Information and Charges – Passport and Voter Fraud United States of America v. Carlos Jose Portorreal Reyes, a/k/a Ramon Esteban Paez-Jerez Case Number: 5:19-CV-15-FL Judgement Revoking Naturalization	Type of Election: Presidential Party Affiliation: Democrat Theoretical Election Effect: 1 illegal Democratic vote
21.	Election Year: 2016 Name: Denslo Allen Paige Party Affiliation: Democrat[88]According to the North Carolina State Board of Elections “Voter Search” page at vt.ncsbe.gov, accessed April 27, 2022 Offense and Sentencing: Denslo Allen Paige pleaded guilty on 10/16/2018 to one count of aiding and abetting voting by an alien,[89]Court Listener, “United States v. Espinosa-Pena (5:18-cr-00298),” courtlistener.com, accessed on April 27, 2022 in relation to an offense committed in 2016.[90]United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, United States of America v. Denslo Allen Paige – Case Number: 5:18-CR-00298-2-FL – Indictment Paige was sentenced on 2/7/2019 to two months imprisonment, one year of probation, a $250 fine plus a $25 special assessment fee.[91]United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, United States of America v. Denslo Allen Paige – Case Number: 5:18-CR-00298-2-FL – Sentencing Hearing Transcript	“A 66-year-old North Carolina woman was sentenced Thursday [2/7/2019] to two months in federal prison for helping her boyfriend at the time, a noncitizen, vote, even though federal prosecutors conceded she didn’t check a box on his voter registration form indicating he was a citizen. … [Denslo Allen] Paige, who works at Walmart, told HuffPost in August that she went with her boyfriend to an early voting site shortly before the 2016 election to see if he was eligible to vote because he had been talking a lot about politics. She said she wasn’t sure whether her boyfriend, a legal permanent resident, was eligible to vote, but … she figured someone at the polling place would tell him if he was ineligible. When no one stopped him, he voted.”[92]Sam Levine, “She Helped Her Boyfriend Register To Vote. Now She’s Going To Prison For It,” huffpost.com, February 8, 2019 Case Notes: United States of America v. Denslo Allen Paige Case Number: 5:18-CR-00298-2-FL Indictment, Sentencing Hearing Transcript and Court Records	Type of Election: Aiding a Non-US Citizen to Vote Party Affiliation: Democrat Theoretical Election Effect: No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections
22.	Election Year: 2016 Name: Jose Jaime Ramiro-Torres Party Affiliation: Democrat[93]According to the North Carolina State Board of Elections “Voter Search” page at vt.ncsbe.gov, accessed April 28, 2022 Offense and Sentencing: Jose Jaime Ramiro-Torres pleaded guilty on 10/19/2018 to one count of knowingly voting while ineligible (alien voting) in relation to an offense committed in 2016.[94]Court Listener, “United States v. Ramiro-Torres (2:18-cr-00029),” courtlistener.com, accessed on April 28, 2022 Ramiro-Torres was sentenced on 1/16/2019 to a $100 fine plus a $25 special assessment fee.[95]Court Listener, “United States v. Ramiro-Torres (2:18-cr-00029),” courtlistener.com, accessed on April 28, 2022	“Jose Jaime Ramiro-Torres, was an alien born in San Salvador, El Salvador. On March 21, 1990,… Ramiro-Torres, was granted lawful permanent resident status in the United States … Ramiro-Torres, has neither applied for United States citizenship, nor been naturalized as a United States citizen, nor has met the criteria for derivation of United States citizenship. On June 10, 2011,… Ramiro-Torres, registered to vote in North Carolina and attested under the penalty of perjury that he was a citizen of the United States. … Ramiro-Torres, voted in the General Election of 2016.”[96]United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, United States of America v. Jose Jaime Ramiro-Torres – Case Number: 5:18-CR-00029-1-BO – Information, Charge, and … Continue reading Case Notes: United States of America v. Jose Jaime Ramiro-Torres Case Number: 5:18-CR-00029-1-BO Information, Charge, Affidavit, and Court Records	Type of Election: Presidential Party Affiliation: Democrat Theoretical Election Effect: 1 illegal Democratic vote
23.	Election Year: 2016 Name: Daniel Tudeusz Romanowski Party Affiliation: Democrat[97]According to the North Carolina State Board of Elections “Voter Search” page at vt.ncsbe.gov, accessed April 28, 2022 Offense and Sentencing: Daniel Tudeusz Romanowski pleaded guilty on 11/19/2018 to one count of voting while ineligible (alien voting) in relation to offenses committed in 2012 and 2016.[98]Court Listener, “United States v. Romanowski (5:18-cr-00326),” courtlistener.com, accessed on April 28, 2022 Romanowski was sentenced on 2/19/2019 to one year of probation, the first two months to be spent under house arrest, a $1,200 fine and a $25 special assessment fee.[99]Court Listener, “United States v. Romanowski (5:18-cr-00326),” courtlistener.com, accessed on April 28, 2022	“Daniel Tudeusz Romanowski, was an alien born in Wroclaw, Poland. On November 8, 2004,… Romanowski, was granted lawful permanent resident status in the United States … Romanowski, has neither applied for United States citizenship, nor been naturalized as a United States citizen,… On September 12, 2012, the North Carolina Board of Elections registered … Romanowski, to vote despite not having answered the question in his voter registration application as to whether he was a United States citizen. … Romanowski, voted in the General Elections of 2012 and 2016.”[100]United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, United States of America v. Daniel Tudeusz Romanowski – Case Number: 5:18-CR-00326-1D – Information, Charge, and … Continue reading Case Notes: United States of America v. Daniel Tudeusz Romanowski Case Number: 5:18-CR-00326-1D Information, Charge, Affidavit, Judgement, Sentencing Hearing Transcript, and Court Records	Type of Election: Presidential Party Affiliation: Democrat Theoretical Election Effect: 1 illegal Democratic vote
24.	Election Year: 2016 Name: Kaoru Sauls, also known as Kaoru Wada Party Affiliation: Democrat[101]According to the North Carolina State Board of Elections “Voter Search” page at vt.ncsbe.gov, accessed April 28, 2022 Offense and Sentencing: Kaoru Sauls pleaded guilty on 3/22/2019 to one count of knowingly voting while ineligible (alien voting) in relation to an offense committed in November 2016; one further count of making a false statement in order to register to vote was dismissed.[102]United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, United States of America v. Kaoru Sauls a/k/a Kaoru Wada – Case Number: 5:18-CR-00131-1BO (1) – Indictment and Judgement Sauls was sentenced on the same day to a $100 fine and a $10 special assessment fee.[103]Court Listener, “United States v. Sauls (7:18-cr-00131),” courtlistener.com, accessed on April 28, 2022	“On or about November 8, 2016, in the Eastern District of North Carolina, the defendant, Kaoru Sauls; also known as “Kaoru Wada,” an alien, knowing she was not a United states citizen, did knowingly vote in an election held in part for the purpose of electing a candidate for the office of President, Vice President, and Member of the House of Representatives, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 611 (a).”[104]United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, United States of America v. Kaoru Sauls a/k/a Kaoru Wada – Case Number: 5:18-CR-00131-1BO (1) – Indictment Case Notes: United States of America v. Kaoru Sauls a/k/a Kaoru Wada Case Number: 5:18-CR-00131-1BO (1) Indictment, Judgement, and Court Records	Type of Election: Presidential Party Affiliation: Democrat Theoretical Election Effect: 1 illegal Democratic vote
25.	Election Year: 2016 Name: Dalton Shane Smith Party Affiliation: Republican[105]Email response on July 16, 2021, from the Moore County Board of Elections and North Carolina State Board of Elections “Voter Search” page at vt.ncsbe.gov, accessed April 22, 2022 Offense and Sentencing: Dalton Shane Smith was found guilty in April 2017 of one felony count of voter fraud, in relation to an offense committed during the 2016 presidential election cycle.[106]Jaymie Baxley, “Two Convicted of Felony Voter Fraud,” thepilot.com, April 28, 2017 Smith “was given an active sentence of at least 30 months behind bars. Jennifer Cooper, an administrative assistant for the state Judicial Branch, said Smith’s sentence includes time for unrelated charges.”[107]Jaymie Baxley, “Two Convicted of Felony Voter Fraud,” thepilot.com, April 28, 2017	“District Attorney Maureen Krueger announced Wednesday [4/26/2017] that two men were found guilty of felony voter fraud in Moore County. Dalton Shane Smith,… [was] indicted by a grand jury in February after the District Attorney’s Office conducted an investigation into illegal voting in the 2016 Presidential election. … Glenda Clendenin, director of the Moore County Board of Elections, said the residents did not disclose they were on probation for felony offenses when they cast their ballots. Federal law prohibits felony offenders from voting while they are incarcerated, on parole or on probation. … Smith was convicted last year of felony breaking and entering.”[108]Jaymie Baxley, “Two Convicted of Felony Voter Fraud,” thepilot.com, April 28, 2017 Case Notes: Case Number: Not Found	Type of Election: Presidential Party Affiliation: Republican Theoretical Election Effect: 1 illegal Republican vote
26.	Election Year: 2016 Name: Dieudonne Soifils Party Affiliation: Democrat[109]VoterRecords.com, “Dieadonne Soifils’s North Carolina Voter Registration,” voterrecords.com, accessed on June 7, 2022 Offense and Sentencing: Dieudonne Soifils pleaded guilty on 10/16/2018[110]Court Listener, “United States v. Soifils (4:18-cr-00045),” courtlistener.com, accessed on April 28, 2022 to one count of knowingly voting while ineligible (alien voting) in relation to an offense committed in November 2016.[111]United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, United States of America v. Dieudonne Soifils – Case Number: 5:18-CR-00045-1FL – Information, Charge, Affidavit Soifils was sentenced on 2/7/2019 to one year of probation and a $25 special assessment fee.[112]Court Listener, “United States v. Soifils (4:18-cr-00045),” courtlistener.com, accessed on April 28, 2022	“A Haitian-born man living in Washington was sentenced to a year of probation and a $25 fine for voting illegally. … [Dieudonne] Soifils registered to vote in Beaufort County on Sept. 17, 1999, but did not vote until the 2012 election, and not again until 2016, according to Kellie Harris Hopkins, director of Beaufort County Board of Elections. … Hopkins said Soifils came into the local Board of Elections and requested he be removed from the voter rolls on April 24, 2017, after the U.S. Attorney’s investigation began. ‘He did come in. When he came in and removed himself, he said he didn’t realize (he could not vote)’ Hopkins said. ‘From what I understand, he was here legally, he just wasn’t a citizen.'”[113]Vail Stewart Rumley, “Beaufort County Man Gets Probation for Illegal Votes in 2012, 2016,” thewashingtondailynews.com, February 12, 2019 Case Notes: United States of America v. Dieudonne Soifils Case Number: 5:18-CR-00045-1FL Information, Charge, Affidavit and Court Records	Type of Election: Presidential Party Affiliation: Democrat Theoretical Election Effect: 1 illegal Democratic vote
27.	Election Year: 2016 Name: Jose Cruz Solano-Rodriguez Party Affiliation: Democrat[114]According to the North Carolina State Board of Elections “Voter Search” page at vt.ncsbe.gov, accessed April 28, 2022 Offense and Sentencing: Jose Cruz Solano-Rodriguez pleaded guilty on 10/18/2018 to one count of knowingly voting while ineligible (alien voting) in relation to an offense committed in November 2016; one further count of making a false statement in order to register to vote was dismissed.[115]Court Listener, “United States v. Solano-Rodriguez (5:18-cr-00293),” courtlistener.com, accessed on April 28, 2022 and United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, … Continue reading Solano-Rodriguez was sentenced on 1/17/2019 to a $100 fine and a $25 special assessment fee.[116]Court Listener, “United States v. Solano-Rodriguez (5:18-cr-00293),” courtlistener.com, accessed on April 28, 2022	“On or about November 8, 2016, in the Eastern District of North Carolina, the defendant, Jose Cruz Solano-Rodriguez, an alien, knowing he was not a United states citizen, did knowingly vote in an election held in part for the purpose of electing a candidate for the office of President, Vice President, and Member of the House of Representatives, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 611 (a).”[117]United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, United States of America v. Jose Cruz Solano-Rodriguez – Case Number: 5:18-CR-00293-1BO – Indictment Case Notes: United States of America v. Jose Cruz Solano-Rodriguez Case Number: 5:18-CR-00293-1BO Indictment, Judgement, and Court Records	Type of Election: Presidential Party Affiliation: Democrat Theoretical Election Effect: 1 illegal Democratic vote
28.	Election Year: 2016 Name: Dora Maybe Damatta-Rodriguez, also known as Dora Maybe Rodriguez-De Alejo Party Affiliation: Republican[118]VoterRecords.com, “Dora May Damatta’s North Carolina Voter Registration,” voterrecords.com, accessed on June 1, 2022 Offense and Sentencing: Dora Maybe Damatta-Rodriguez was charged on 7/31/2018 with one count of knowlingly making a false statement in order to register to vote and one count of knowingly voting in an election when ineligible (alien voting), in relation to offenses committed between September and November 2016.[119]United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina Southern Division, “United States of America v. Dora Maybe Damatta-Rodriguez, a/k/a “Dora Maybe Rodriguez-De Alejo, … Continue reading For charge two (voting while ineligible), Damatta-Rodriguez was sentenced on 4/11/2018 to 14 days imprisonment, one year of supervised release, and a fine of $500 plus a $25 special assessment fee; as part of a plea agreement, charge one was dismissed.[120]CourtListener, “United States v. Damatta-Rodriguez (7:18-cr-00133),” courtlistener.com, accessed on June 1, 2022	“Dora Maybe Damata-Rodriguez, of Panama, pleaded guilty to one count of voting by an alien. She was one of nineteen non-citizens prosecuted in the Eastern District of North Carolina for illegally voting in the 2016 election. Damata-Rodriguez also faced a second charge that she falsely claimed citizenship in order to register to vote, but that charge was dropped as part of a plea agreement.”[121]Heritage Foundation, “Voter Fraud Report – Dora Maybe Damata-Rodriguez,” heritage.org, accessed on June 1, 2022 Case Notes: United States of America v. Dora Maybe Damatta-Rodriguez, a/k/a “Dora Maybe Rodriguez-De Alejo” Case Number: 5:18-CR-133-IFL(3) Indictment	Type of Election: Presidential Party Affiliation: Republican Theoretical Election Effect: 1 illegal Republican vote
29.	Election Year: 2016 Name: Elizabeth Nene Amachaghi Party Affiliation: Republican[122]VoterRecords.com, “Elizabeth N Amachaghi’s North Carolina Voter Registration,” voterrecords.com, accessed on June 1, 2022 Offense and Sentencing: Elizabeth Nene Amachaghi was charged on 7/31/2018 with one count of knowlingly making a false statement in order to register to vote and one count of knowingly voting in an election when ineligible (alien voting), in relation to offenses committed in November 2016.[123]United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina Western Division, “United States of America v. Elizabeth Nene Amachaghi, Case Number: 5:18-CR-297-IFL(1) – … Continue reading Amachaghi pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge and was sentenced on 2/14/2019 to a $200 fine.[124]Amy Gardner, “North Carolina Elections Officials Will Give U.S. Attorney Vastly Fewer Records Than He Sought in Voter Probe,” washingtonpost.com, February 14, 2019	“Eight immigrants in North Carolina have pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges that they improperly voted, but none have received prison time. … Two of those who have pleaded guilty were sentenced Thursday [2/14/2019] in federal magistrate court in New Bern, N.C.,… Both women – Elizabeth Amachaghi, originally from Nigeria, and Olive Martin, originally from Guyana — are legal permanent residents and said they did not know they were not allowed to cast ballots. They presented their green cards when they registered to vote, according to their attorney.”[125]Amy Gardner, “North Carolina Elections Officials Will Give U.S. Attorney Vastly Fewer Records Than He Sought in Voter Probe,” washingtonpost.com, February 14, 2019 Case Notes: United States of America v. Elizabeth Nene Amachaghi Case Number: 5:18-CR-297-IFL(1) Indictment	Type of Election: Presidential Party Affiliation: Republican Theoretical Election Effect: 1 illegal Republican vote
30.	Election Year: 2016 Name: Lanisha Diresha Brachter, also known as Lanisha Bratcher Jones, and Lanisha Diresha Jones Party Affiliation: Democrat[126]VoterRecords.com, “Lanisha Diresha Jones’s North Carolina Voter Registration,” voterrecords.com, accessed on June 1, 2022 Offense and Sentencing: Lanisha Diresha Brachter was charged on 6/8/2020 with one felony count each of false swearing on a voter registration application and false swearing on a “one stop” voting application, in relation to offenses committed in March and November 2016.[127]State of North Carolina, County of Hoke, State of North Carolina v. Lanisha D. Bratcher, Case Number: 2017-200 (Hoke County) – Indictment Brachter pleaded guilty to a reduced misdemeanor charge as part of a plea agreement and was sentenced to six months of unsupervised probation.[128]Sara Pequeno, “From Someone Who Knows About Voter Fraud, Meadows Isn’t ‘Above the Law’,” greensboro.com, March 13, 2022	“In 2019, [Lanisha] Jones was one of four Hoke County residents charged with felony voter fraud from the 2016 election after ballots were cross-referenced with criminal records. Jones had served time in prison for a felony and was out on probation. Under North Carolina law, she wasn’t allowed to vote. No one told her that when she registered.”[129]Sara Pequeno, “From Someone Who Knows About Voter Fraud, Meadows Isn’t ‘Above the Law’,” greensboro.com, March 13, 2022 Case Notes: State of North Carolina v. Lanisha D. Bratcher Case Number: 2017-200 (Hoke County) Indictment	Type of Election: Primary and Presidential Party Affiliation: Democrat Theoretical Election Effect: 1 illegal Democratic vote in each of the Primary and Presidential elections

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