Voter Fraud Convictions in Pennsylvania, 2016-2020
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| 1. | Election Year: 2020 Name: Bruce Leland Bartman Party Affiliation: Republican[1]News Release from the Office of the District Attorney of Delaware County, PA, nyt.com, December 21, 2020 Offense and Sentencing: Bruce Leland Bartman pleaded guilty on 4/3/2021 to two felony counts of perjury and one misdemeanor charge of unlawful voting[2]Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Bruce Leland Bartman – Case Number: CP-23-CR-0000699-2021 – Court Records in relation to offenses committed during the 2020 presidential election cycle.[3]News Release from the Office of the District Attorney of Delaware County, PA, nyt.com, December 21, 2020 Bartman was sentenced on the same day[4]Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Bruce Leland Bartman – Case Number: CP-23-CR-0000699-2021 – Court Records to five years of probation for each count, to run concurrently, as negotiated by the Deputy District Attorney and Bartman’s defense counsel.[5]Alex Rose, “Marple Man Gets Probation in Voter Fraud Case,” readingeagle.com, April 30, 2021 | “On August 20, 2020 Mr. Bartman used the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s online Voter Registration portal to register both his deceased mother,… and his deceased mother-in-law,… Mr. Bartman is a registered Republican and he illegally registered both deceased individuals as Republican voters. … Mr. Bartman has admitted that he is the person who registered his deceased relatives as voters … [and] subsequently requested, filled out, and sent in the Absentee Ballot for his deceased mother, with the intention for the vote on that ballot to be counted in the vote totals for the 2020 General Election. Mr. Bartman explained that he cast a vote in the name of his deceased mother to reelect President Donald J. Trump.”[6]News Release from the Office of the District Attorney of Delaware County, PA, nyt.com, December 21, 2020 Case Notes: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Bruce Leland Bartman Case Number: CP-23-CR-0000699-2021 Sentencing Information and Court Records | Type of Election: Presidential Party Affiliation: Republican Theoretical Election Effect: 1 illegal Republican vote |
| 2. | Election Year: 2020 Name: Robert Richard Lynn Party Affiliation: Republican[7]Ed Lewis, “‘Dude in Forty Fort’ Pleads Guilty to Absentee Ballot Violation,” timesleader.com, August 16, 2021 Offense and Sentencing: Robert Richard Lynn pleaded guilty on 8/16/2021 to one misdemeanor charge of violations relating to absentee / mail-in ballots[8]Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Robert Richard Lynn – Case Number: P-40-CR-0001255-2021 – Sentencing Information and Court Records in relation to an offense committed during the 2020 presidential election cycle.[9]Ed Lewis, “‘Dude in Forty Fort’ Pleads Guilty to Absentee Ballot Violation,” timesleader.com, August 16, 2021 One felony count each of forgery and interference with an election[10]Ed Lewis, “‘Dude in Forty Fort’ Pleads Guilty to Absentee Ballot Violation,” timesleader.com, August 16, 2021 were dismissed by prosecutors in May 2021.[11]Ed Lewis, “Two Felony Counts Withdrawn Against Forty Fort Man in Election Fraud Case,” timesleader.com, May 6, 2021 Lynn was sentenced on 8/16/2021 to six months of probation.[12]Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Robert Richard Lynn – Case Number: P-40-CR-0001255-2021 – Sentencing Information | “[Robert Richard] Lynn was charged Oct. 21 [2020] by county detectives after the county Board of Elections Office ‘flagged’ an absentee ballot application in the name of Marie PI Hannigan … The application listed Hannigan’s date of birth, an address on Center Street in Forty Fort, and the reason for the absentee ballot,… A signature line listed Hannigan’s name. A database used for voter information listed Hannigan died in 2015, and her voter information was changed to deceased on Aug. 21, 2015 … Lynn admitted … he used a typewriter to complete the absentee ballot application and signed his deceased mother’s name.”[13]Ed Lewis, “‘Dude in Forty Fort’ Pleads Guilty to Absentee Ballot Violation,” timesleader.com, August 16, 2021 Case Notes: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Robert Richard Lynn Case Number: P-40-CR-0001255-2021 Sentencing Information and Court Records | Type of Election: Absentee Ballot Request before the 2020 Presidential Election Party Affiliation: Republican Theoretical Election Effect: No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections |
| 3. | Election Year: 2020 Name: Ralph Holloway Thurman Party Affiliation: Republican[14]Vinny Vella, “A Chester County Man Admitted He Voted Illegally in His Son’s Name in the 2020 Election,” inquirer.com, September 20, 2021 Offense and Sentencing: Ralph Holloway Thurman pleaded guilty on 9/10/2021 to one felony charge of repeat voting at elections in relation to offenses committed during the 2020 presidential election cycle.[15]Court of Common Pleas of Chester County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Ralph Holloway Thurman – Case Number: WT2003676744 – Affidavit of Probable Cause, Sentencing Information, and … Continue reading One misdemeanor count of forging and destroying ballots was dismissed as part of a plea agreement.[16]Court of Common Pleas of Chester County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Ralph Holloway Thurman – Case Number: WT2003676744 – Court Records Thurman was sentenced on the same day to three years of probation and a $2,500 fine plus associated costs.[17]Court of Common Pleas of Chester County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Ralph Holloway Thurman – Case Number: WT2003676744 – Sentencing Information and Court Records | “A Chester County man admitted he cast an illegal ballot in his son’s name during the 2020 presidential election,… Thurman, a registered Republican, cast his own ballot without incident on Election Day, but asked a poll worker if he could also vote on behalf of his son,… The poll worker told Thurman that he could not, and the older man left without incident,… Less than an hour later, the same poll worker noticed a man who resembled Thurman wearing a hat and sunglasses. The voter signed the polling place’s log as ‘Kyle Thurman,’ a registered Democrat, and the son of Ralph Thurman. When the poll worker realized that the disguised Thurman had cast a second vote illegally, he notified the judge of elections.”[18]Vinny Vella, “A Chester County Man Admitted He Voted Illegally in His Son’s Name in the 2020 Election,” inquirer.com, September 20, 2021 Case Notes: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Ralph Holloway Thurman Case Number: WT2003676744 Affidavit of Probable Cause, Sentencing Information, and Court Records | Type of Election: Presidential Party Affiliation: Republican Theoretical Election Effect: 1 illegal Republican vote |
| 4. | Election Year: 2020 Name: Melissa Ann Fisher, also known as Melissa Ann Schnitzler and Melissa Masso Party Affiliation: Democrat[19]Department of State, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, “Voter Registration Status,” pa.gov, accessed on June 6, 2022 Offense and Sentencing: Melissa Ann Fisher was pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of violations relating to absentee / mail-in ballots[20]Bucks County Court of Common Pleas, “Court Summary – Fisher, Melissa Ann,” ujsportal.pacourts.us, acceessed on June 6, 2022 in relation to an offense committed during the run up to the 2020 Presidential election.[21]Associated Press, “2 Bucks County Women Charged with Trying to Vote for Deceased Mothers,” fox29.com, May 4, 2021 Fisher was sentenced on 7/18/2022 to three to 23 months imprisonment and three years of probation.[22]Christopher Dornblaser, “Quakertown Woman Gets County Jail Sentence for Mail-in Ballot Fraud,” buckscountycouriertimes.com, July 18, 2022 | “Two suburban Philadelphia women are facing misdemeanor voter fraud charges after authorities allege they completed mail-in ballots for the November 2020 election by signing the names of their deceased mothers. … Danielle Dooner, 56, of Buckingham Township and Melissa Ann Fisher, 51, of Quakertown were both charged by summons … Prosecutors said they didn’t know the party registrations of either the defendants or their mothers, nor which candidate they voted for. Neither ballot was counted or opened [emphasis added].”[23]Associated Press, “2 Bucks County Women Charged with Trying to Vote for Deceased Mothers,” fox29.com, May 4, 2021 Case Notes: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Melissa Ann Fisher Case Number: CP-09-CR-0002991-2021 Court Summary | Type of Election: Presidential Party Affiliation: Democrat Theoretical Election Effect: No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections |
| 5. | Election Year: 2020 Name: Danielle Elaine Dooner Party Affiliation: Republican[24]Tom Sofield, “Woman Charged With Election Fraud Gets Jail Time,” levittownnow.com, July 20, 2022 Offense and Sentencing: “[A] woman charged with signing a mail-in ballot for her recently deceased mother in the 2020 election was put through a criminal justice system diversionary program. No records on her case are available through the state court system. The woman – Danielle Elaine Dooner, 56, of Buckingham Township – is a registered Republican, according to state records.”[25]Tom Sofield, “Woman Charged With Election Fraud Gets Jail Time,” levittownnow.com, July 20, 2022 | “Two suburban Philadelphia women are facing misdemeanor voter fraud charges after authorities allege they completed mail-in ballots for the November 2020 election by signing the names of their deceased mothers. … Danielle Dooner, 56, of Buckingham Township and Melissa Ann Fisher, 51, of Quakertown were both charged by summons … Prosecutors said they didn’t know the party registrations of either the defendants or their mothers, nor which candidate they voted for. Neither ballot was counted or opened [emphasis added].”[26]Associated Press, “2 Bucks County Women Charged with Trying to Vote for Deceased Mothers,” fox29.com, May 4, 2021 Case Notes: Case Number: Not Found | Type of Election: Presidential Party Affiliation: Republican Theoretical Election Effect: No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections |
| 6. | Election Year: 2020 Name: Francis Fiore Presto Party Affiliation: Republican[27]Mick Stinelli, “South Park Man Charged with Casting Ballot in Dead Wife’s Name,” post-gazette.com, January 29, 2021 Offense and Sentencing: Francis Fiore Presto was convicted of one felony count each of unlawful use of a computer and interference with primaries / elections, and one misdemaeanor count of forging and destroying ballots. Presto was sentenced on 4/23/2021 to a 24-month Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition (ARD) program and 250 hours of community service, plus $3,129.25 in fines and fees.[28]Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Francis Fiore Presto , Case Number: CR 2395-20, Court Records | “A South Park man was charged Thursday with election-related crimes after he allegedly cast a ballot in his dead wife’s name in the 2020 general election. Francis Fiore Presto, a 79-year-old registered Republican, is accused of requesting and casting a ballot in the name of his late wife, Judy Presto, who died in 2013. Although Mr. Presto is a Republican, state records do not show who the ballot was cast for [emphasis added].”[29]Mick Stinelli, “South Park Man Charged with Casting Ballot in Dead Wife’s Name,” post-gazette.com, January 29, 2021 Case Notes: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Francis Fiore Presto Case Number: CR 2395-20 Court Records | Type of Election: Presidential Party Affiliation: Republican Theoretical Election Effect: 1 illegal vote, party unknown |
| 7. | Election Year: 2016, 2017, and 2018 Name: Michael “Ozzie” Myers Party Affiliation: Former United States Representative (D-PA1)[30]GovTrack, “Rep. Michael “Ozzie” Myers,” govtrack.us, accessed on May 5, 2022 Offense and Sentencing: Michael “Ozzie” Myers pleaded guilty on 6/6/2022 to “conspiracy to deprive voters of civil rights, bribery, obstruction of justice, falsification of voting records, and conspiring to illegally vote in a federal election for orchestrating schemes to fraudulently stuff the ballot boxes for specific Democratic candidates in the 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 Pennsylvania elections.”[31]United States District Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, “Former U.S. Congressman and Philadelphia Political Operative Pleads Guilty to Election Fraud Charges,” … Continue reading Myers was released on $50,000 bail with sentencing set for 9/27/2022.[32]Court Listener, “United States v. MYERS (2:20-cr-00210),” courtlistener.com, accessed on June 9, 2022 Myers was sentenced in September 2022 to 30 months imprisonment.[33]Tom MacDonald, “Convicted Abscam Congressman from South Philly Back in Federal Custody,” whyy.org, September 27, 2022 | “Former Democratic House Rep. Michael ‘Ozzie’ Myers of Pennsylvania pleaded guilty Monday, admitting that he spearheaded a scheme to manipulate state election results in favor of Democratic candidates. The disgraced former Philadelphia congressman had become a political operative after his conviction in the FBI’s Abscam sting of the 1970s and ’80s. This time around, he was accused of bribing judges to stuff ballot boxes and falsely certify manipulated results during the state’s 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 elections. … Myers admitted that he bribed former Judge of Elections for the 39th Ward, 36th Division in South Philadelphia, Domenick J. Demuro, and former Judge of Elections for the 39th Ward, 2nd Division in South Philadelphia, Marie Beren, as part of his fraud operation.”[34]Andrew Jose, “Dem Rep Pleads Guilty to Mass Voter Fraud: Thousands of Dollars Paid to Crooked Judges,” westernjournal.com, June 8, 2022 Case Notes: United States of America v. Michael “Ozzie” Myers Case Number: 2:20-cr-00210-PD Indictment, Superseding Indictment, Notice of Jury Trial (1/31/2022), and Plea | Type of Election: Local, State, Federal Party Affiliation: Former United States Representative (D-PA1) Theoretical Election Effect: Unknown number of illegal Democratic votes in local and federal elections |
| 8. | Election Year: 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 Name: Marie Beren Party Affiliation: Former Staffer for a Democratic Council Member[35]Jorge Velasco, “Former Democratic Staffer For Philadelphia Councilman Charged With Voter Fraud Conspiracy,” dailycaller.com, October 14, 2021 Offense and Sentencing: Marie Beren was charged on 10/12/2021[36]Victor Fiorillo, “Mark Squilla Staffer Charged in South Philly Voter Fraud Conspiracy,” phillymag.com, October 13, 2021 with one count each of conspiracy to deprive persons of civil rights, voting more than once in a federal election, and conspiring to illegally vote in a federal election, in relation to offenses committed between 2015 and 2019.[37]Court Listener, “United States v. BEREN (2:21-cr-00406),” courtlistener.com, accessed on June 6, 2022 Beren entered a plea on 10/26/2021 (sealed) and is due for sentencing on 8/16/2022.[38]Court Listener, “United States v. BEREN (2:21-cr-00406),” courtlistener.com, accessed on June 6, 2022 Beren was sentenced on 1/19/2023 to three years of probation and a $4,000 fine.[39]Jeremy Roebuck, “Former South Philly Elections Judge Spared Prison After Conviction for Faking Votes,” inquirer.com, January 19, 2023 | “Prosecutors say Marie Beren,… used her role as a de facto judge of elections in three South Philly voting divisions to cast fraudulent votes for candidates at all levels of government. … She would allegedly advise in-person voters how to vote, a violation of election law. She allegedly cast fraudulent votes herself in place of voters she knew wouldn’t be coming to the polls. … The government also alleges that she would encourage and permit in-person voters to vote on behalf of absent family members,… Prosecutors haven’t specified exactly how many fraudulent votes Beren allegedly cast or caused to be cast or whether these votes had any impact on the results of an election.”[40]Victor Fiorillo, “Mark Squilla Staffer Charged in South Philly Voter Fraud Conspiracy,” phillymag.com, October 13, 2021 Case Notes: United States of America v. Marie Beren Case Number: 2:21-CR-00406-PD Information | Type of Election: Local, State, Midterms, Primary, Presidential Party Affiliation: Former Staffer for a Democratic Council Member Theoretical Election Effect: 1+ illegal Democratic votes in Midterm / 1+ illegal Democratic votes in both Primary and Presidential elections |
| 9. | Election Year: 2017 Name: Thurman George, also known as George Thurman Party Affiliation: Democrat[41]Department of State, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, “Voter Registration Status,” pa.gov, accessed on May 3, 2022 Offense and Sentencing: Thurman George pleaded guilty on 5/9/2018 to one felony charge of fraud by election officers[42]Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. George Thurman – Case Number: CP-51-CR-0000553-2018 – Court Records in relation to offenses committed during the March 2017 special election for the 197th State House District.[43]Philadelphia (CBS), “Election Worker Pleads Guilty To Intimidating Voters Who Wanted To Vote For Non-Democratic Candidates,” cbslocal.com, May 8, 2018 Six further felony counts and four misdemeanor counts were dismissed as part of a plea agreement.[44]Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. George Thurman – Case Number: CP-51-CR-0000553-2018 – Court Records and Police Criminal Complaint, … Continue reading George was sentenced to five years of probation, 50 hours of community service, and over $2,000 of associated costs and fees; he also lost the right to vote for four years.[45]Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. George Thurman – Case Number: CP-51-CR-0000553-2018 – Court Records | “A North Philadelphia election worker has pleaded guilty to election fraud during a 2017 special election for a state House seat in the city. Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro says 59-year-old Thurman George, a machine inspector at Poll 43-7, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to frauds by election officers. George, along with three other election workers, was accused of harassment and intimidation against voters who wanted to vote for candidates of their choice, but not the candidates being pushed by the city’s Democratic Party machine. … The incident happened during a special election in March 2017 for the 197th State House District.”[46]Josh Shapiro, “Election Worker Pleads Guilty To Intimidating Voters Who Wanted To Vote For Non-Democratic Candidates,” philadelphia.cbslocal.com, May 9, 2018 Case Notes: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. George Thurman Case Number: CP-51-CR-0000553-2018 Police Criminal Complaint, Affidavit of Probable Cause, and Court Records | Type of Election: State House Party Affiliation: Democrat Theoretical Election Effect: No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections |
| 10. | Election Year: 2017 Name: Wallace Hill Party Affiliation: Democrat[47]AP, “Election Fraud Charges Filed in 197th District Special Election,” apnews.com, October 30, 2017 Offense and Sentencing: Wallace Hill pleaded guilty on 6/6/2018 to one misdemeanor charge of failure to perform duty[48]Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Wallace Hill – Case Number: CP-51-CR-0000551-2018 – Court Records in relation to offenses committed during the March 2017 special election for the 197th State House District.[49]Philadelphia (CBS), “Election Worker Pleads Guilty To Intimidating Voters Who Wanted To Vote For Non-Democratic Candidates,” cbslocal.com, May 8, 2018 Nine further felony counts and three misdemeanor counts were dismissed as part of a plea agreement.[50]Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Wallace Hill – Case Number: CP-51-CR-0000551-2018 – Court Records and Police Criminal Complaint, Commonwealth … Continue reading Hill was sentenced on the same day to 18 months of probation; he also lost the right to vote for four years.[51]Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Wallace Hill – Case Number: CP-51-CR-0000551-2018 – Court Records | “Wallace Hill, 62, of Philadelphia, a Translator at Poll 43-7 in the 197th House District special election in March 2017, pleaded guilty today [6/6/2018] in Philadelphia to failure to perform duty … When Attorney General Shapiro announced charges against Hill and three other city election workers last October, he detailed illegal activities that impacted voters on Election Day in the 197th District at one polling place in particular – Poll 43-7 … The charges against the four election workers detailed harassment and intimidation against voters who wanted to vote for candidates of their choice.”[52]Office of the Attorney General Josh Shapiro, “Case Update: Election Fraud in 197th State House Race,” attorneygeneral.gov, June 6, 2018 Case Notes: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Wallace Hill Case Number: CP-51-CR-0000551-2018 Police Criminal Complaint, Affidavit of Probable Cause, and Court Records | Type of Election: State House Party Affiliation: Democrat Theoretical Election Effect: No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections |
| 11. | Election Year: 2017 Name: Calvin J. Mattox Party Affiliation: Democrat[53]AP, “Election Fraud Charges Filed in 197th District Special Election,” apnews.com, October 30, 2017 Offense and Sentencing: Calvin J. Mattox pleaded guilty on 4/4/2018 to one misdemeanor charge of not meeting the qualifications of election officials[54]Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Calvin J. Mattox – Case Number: CP-51-CR-0000552-2018 – Court Records in relation to offenses committed during the March 2017 special election for the 197th State House District.[55]Philadelphia (CBS), “Election Worker Pleads Guilty To Intimidating Voters Who Wanted To Vote For Non-Democratic Candidates,” cbslocal.com, May 8, 2018 Nine further felony counts and four misdemeanor counts were dismissed as part of a plea agreement.[56]Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Calvin J. Mattox – Case Number: CP-51-CR-0000552-2018 – Court Records and Criminal Complaint Mattox was sentenced on the same day to 12 months of probation; he also lost the right to vote for four years.[57]Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Calvin J. Mattox – Case Number: CP-51-CR-0000552-2018 – Court Records | “Calvin Mattox, a Minority Inspector at Poll 43-7, pleaded guilty to not meeting the qualifications of election officers for living outside the district where he was working.”[58]Office of the Attorney General Josh Shapiro, “Case Update: Election Fraud in 197th State House Race,” attorneygeneral.gov, June 6, 2018 “Allegations of voter fraud, electioneering at polls and voter intimidation were reported to the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office on the day of the March 21 [2017] special election — for a seat in the 197th Legislative District — and for days afterwards.”[59]Sean Naylor, “4 Election Workers Charged for Interfering in Special Election for State House Seat in Philadelphia,” fox43.com, October 30, 2017 Case Notes: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Calvin J. Mattox Case Number: CP-51-CR-0000552-2018 Criminal Complaint, Affidavit of Probable Cause, and Court Records | Type of Election: State House Party Affiliation: Democrat Theoretical Election Effect: No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections |
| 12. | Election Year: 2017 Name: Dolores Shaw Party Affiliation: Democrat[60]AP, “Election Fraud Charges Filed in 197th District Special Election,” apnews.com, October 30, 2017 Offense and Sentencing: Dolores Shaw was convicted on 3/14/2018 of one misdemeanor charge of failure to perform election duties[61]Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Dolores Shaw – Case Number: CP-51-CR-0000550-2018 – Court Records in relation to offenses committed during the March 2017 special election for the 197th State House District.[62]Philadelphia (CBS), “Election Worker Pleads Guilty To Intimidating Voters Who Wanted To Vote For Non-Democratic Candidates,” cbslocal.com, May 8, 2018 Five further felony charges and two misdemeanor charges were dismissed.[63]Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Dolores Shaw – Case Number: CP-51-CR-0000550-2018 – Court Records Shaw was sentenced to an Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition (ARD) program.[64]Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Dolores Shaw – Case Number: CP-51-CR-0000550-2018 – Court Records | “Dolores Shaw, the Judge of Election at Poll 43-7, received accelerated rehabilitative disposition (ARD) for compromising the local election board.”[65]Office of the Attorney General Josh Shapiro, “Case Update: Election Fraud in 197th State House Race,” attorneygeneral.gov, June 6, 2018 “Allegations of voter fraud, electioneering at polls and voter intimidation were reported to the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office on the day of the March 21 [2017] special election — for a seat in the 197th Legislative District — and for days afterwards.”[66]Sean Naylor, “4 Election Workers Charged for Interfering in Special Election for State House Seat in Philadelphia,” fox43.com, October 30, 2017 Case Notes: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Dolores Shaw Case Number: CP-51-CR-0000550-2018 Criminal Complaint, Affidavit of Probable Cause, and Court Records | Type of Election: State House Party Affiliation: Democrat Theoretical Election Effect: No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections |
| 13. | Election Year: 2016 Name: Domenick J. Demuro Party Affiliation: Democratic Ward Committeeperson[67]Mensah M. Dean and Julie Shaw, “South Philly Judge of Elections Admits He Took Bribes to Stuff the Ballot Box for Democratic Candidates,” inquirer.com, May 21, 2020 Offense and Sentencing: Domenick J. Demuro pleaded guilty on 3/16/2020[68]The United States Department of Justice, “Former Philadelphia Judge of Elections Convicted of Conspiring to Violate Civil Rights and Bribery,” justice.gov, May 21, 2020 to “conspiracy to deprive Philadelphia voters of their civil rights … [and] violating the Travel Act, which forbids the use of a cell phone to promote illegal activity” in relation to offenses committed during the primary elections in 2014 and 2016 and local elections in 2015.[69]Mensah M. Dean and Julie Shaw, “South Philly Judge of Elections Admits He Took Bribes to Stuff the Ballot Box for Democratic Candidates,” inquirer.com, May 21, 2020 Demuro was scheduled to be sentenced on 12/15/2021,[70]Court Listener, “United States v. DEMURO (2:20-cr-00112),” courtlistener.com, accessed on May 4, 2022 however as of May 2022 no freely available information detailing this sentence can be found online. | “Domenick J. Demuro, 73,… pleaded guilty during a sealed proceeding on March 16, 2020,… to conspiring to deprive persons of civil rights, and using interstate facilities in aid of bribery. … Demuro admitted that while serving as an elected municipal Judge of Elections, he accepted bribes in the form of money and other things of value in exchange for adding ballots to increase the vote totals for certain candidates on the voting machines in his jurisdiction and for certifying tallies of all the ballots, including the fraudulent ballots. Demuro further admitted that a local political consultant gave him directions and paid him money to add votes for candidates supported by the consultant.” [71]The United States Department of Justice, “Former Philadelphia Judge of Elections Convicted of Conspiring to Violate Civil Rights and Bribery,” justice.gov, May 21, 2020 Case Notes: United States of America v. Domenick J. Demuro Case Number: 2:20-CR-00112 Charges and Court Records | Type of Election: Primary Party Affiliation: Democratic Ward Committeeperson Theoretical Election Effect: +/>1 illegal Democratic vote(s) in the Primary / No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections |
| 14. | Election Year: 2016 Name: Harry Sandoe Maxwell Party Affiliation: Not Found[72]According to the Pennsylvania voter registration application form, voters can register with the Democratic, Republican, Green, or Libertarian parties, or check the “No Affiliation” box or … Continue reading Offense and Sentencing: Harry Sandoe Maxwell was charged in November 2019 with “voter fraud charges, including forgery, tampering with records, conspiracy, and violations of the elections code, all first-degree misdemeanor charges” in relation to offenses committed during the 2016 general election cycle.[73]Fox 29, “Man Charged With Voter Fraud Accused of Filling Out Absentee Ballot for Deceased Individual,” fox29.com, November 20, 2018 Sandoe was sentenced to two years of probation and a $500 fine.[74]Heritage Foundation, “Voter Fraud Report: Harry Sandoe Maxwell,” heritage.org, accessed on May 4, 2022 | “The Delaware County Bureau of Elections reported that their office received an application for an absentee ballot in October for the General Election on November 6 for an individual who was deceased. … [Harry Sandoe] Maxwell told detectives … ‘I’m guilty, I had someone sign the name.’ He then provided detectives with an audio recorded statement in which he stated that he routinely picks-up ‘girls’ in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia and brings them back to his residence for the purpose of obtaining absentee ballot signatures from them.”[75]Fox 29, “Man Charged With Voter Fraud Accused of Filling Out Absentee Ballot for Deceased Individual,” fox29.com, November 20, 2018 Case Notes: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Harry Maxwell Case Number: MJ-32123-CR-0000190-2018 | Type of Election: Presidential Party Affiliation: Not Found Theoretical Election Effect: 1 illegal vote, party unknown |
| 15. | Election Year: 2016 Name: Richard Cummings, Jr Party Affiliation: Republican[76]Rich Cholodofsky, “Elizabeth Forward School Director Gets Probation for Voting Illegally in Westmoreland County,” archive.triblive.com, November 29, 2017 Offense and Sentencing: Richard Cummings, Jr was charged in August 2017 with “with one misdemeanor count of illegal voting” in relation to offenses committed between 2010 and 2016.[77]Elizabeth Forward School Director Gets Probation for Voting Illegally in Westmoreland County,” archive.triblive.com, November 29, 2017 Cummings was sentenced on 11/29/2017 to probation and the completion of an Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program for first-time, nonviolent offenders.[78]Elizabeth Forward School Director Gets Probation for Voting Illegally in Westmoreland County,” archive.triblive.com, November 29, 2017 | “Richard Cummings is an Elizabeth Forward school board member. Records show he’s been living in Elizabeth Township, Allegheny County, for nine years. … As recently as last November [2016], Cummings voted from a house in North Huntingdon, Westmoreland County. He voted there in 2010, 2012 and 2016, after he had moved to Elizabeth,… There is nothing in state law to prevent people from serving on a school board if they vote in a different county. But the law is clear that you must vote where you live.”[79]Paul Van Osdol and Marcie Cipriani, “Charges Filed Against School Board Member Who Allegedly Voted in Westmoreland County While Living in Allegheny County,” wtae.com, August 4, 2017 Case Notes: Case Number: Not Found | Type of Election: Presidential Party Affiliation: Republican Theoretical Election Effect: 1 illegal Republican vote |
References
| ↑1, ↑3, ↑6 | News Release from the Office of the District Attorney of Delaware County, PA, nyt.com, December 21, 2020 |
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| ↑2, ↑4 | Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Bruce Leland Bartman – Case Number: CP-23-CR-0000699-2021 – Court Records |
| ↑5 | Alex Rose, “Marple Man Gets Probation in Voter Fraud Case,” readingeagle.com, April 30, 2021 |
| ↑7, ↑9, ↑10, ↑13 | Ed Lewis, “‘Dude in Forty Fort’ Pleads Guilty to Absentee Ballot Violation,” timesleader.com, August 16, 2021 |
| ↑8 | Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Robert Richard Lynn – Case Number: P-40-CR-0001255-2021 – Sentencing Information and Court Records |
| ↑11 | Ed Lewis, “Two Felony Counts Withdrawn Against Forty Fort Man in Election Fraud Case,” timesleader.com, May 6, 2021 |
| ↑12 | Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Robert Richard Lynn – Case Number: P-40-CR-0001255-2021 – Sentencing Information |
| ↑14, ↑18 | Vinny Vella, “A Chester County Man Admitted He Voted Illegally in His Son’s Name in the 2020 Election,” inquirer.com, September 20, 2021 |
| ↑15 | Court of Common Pleas of Chester County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Ralph Holloway Thurman – Case Number: WT2003676744 – Affidavit of Probable Cause, Sentencing Information, and Court Records |
| ↑16 | Court of Common Pleas of Chester County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Ralph Holloway Thurman – Case Number: WT2003676744 – Court Records |
| ↑17 | Court of Common Pleas of Chester County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Ralph Holloway Thurman – Case Number: WT2003676744 – Sentencing Information and Court Records |
| ↑19 | Department of State, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, “Voter Registration Status,” pa.gov, accessed on June 6, 2022 |
| ↑20 | Bucks County Court of Common Pleas, “Court Summary – Fisher, Melissa Ann,” ujsportal.pacourts.us, acceessed on June 6, 2022 |
| ↑21, ↑23 | Associated Press, “2 Bucks County Women Charged with Trying to Vote for Deceased Mothers,” fox29.com, May 4, 2021 |
| ↑22 | Christopher Dornblaser, “Quakertown Woman Gets County Jail Sentence for Mail-in Ballot Fraud,” buckscountycouriertimes.com, July 18, 2022 |
| ↑24, ↑25 | Tom Sofield, “Woman Charged With Election Fraud Gets Jail Time,” levittownnow.com, July 20, 2022 |
| ↑26 | Associated Press, “2 Bucks County Women Charged with Trying to Vote for Deceased Mothers,” fox29.com, May 4, 2021 |
| ↑27, ↑29 | Mick Stinelli, “South Park Man Charged with Casting Ballot in Dead Wife’s Name,” post-gazette.com, January 29, 2021 |
| ↑28 | Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Francis Fiore Presto , Case Number: CR 2395-20, Court Records |
| ↑30 | GovTrack, “Rep. Michael “Ozzie” Myers,” govtrack.us, accessed on May 5, 2022 |
| ↑31 | United States District Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, “Former U.S. Congressman and Philadelphia Political Operative Pleads Guilty to Election Fraud Charges,” justice.gov, June 6, 2022 |
| ↑32 | Court Listener, “United States v. MYERS (2:20-cr-00210),” courtlistener.com, accessed on June 9, 2022 |
| ↑33 | Tom MacDonald, “Convicted Abscam Congressman from South Philly Back in Federal Custody,” whyy.org, September 27, 2022 |
| ↑34 | Andrew Jose, “Dem Rep Pleads Guilty to Mass Voter Fraud: Thousands of Dollars Paid to Crooked Judges,” westernjournal.com, June 8, 2022 |
| ↑35 | Jorge Velasco, “Former Democratic Staffer For Philadelphia Councilman Charged With Voter Fraud Conspiracy,” dailycaller.com, October 14, 2021 |
| ↑36, ↑40 | Victor Fiorillo, “Mark Squilla Staffer Charged in South Philly Voter Fraud Conspiracy,” phillymag.com, October 13, 2021 |
| ↑37, ↑38 | Court Listener, “United States v. BEREN (2:21-cr-00406),” courtlistener.com, accessed on June 6, 2022 |
| ↑39 | Jeremy Roebuck, “Former South Philly Elections Judge Spared Prison After Conviction for Faking Votes,” inquirer.com, January 19, 2023 |
| ↑41 | Department of State, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, “Voter Registration Status,” pa.gov, accessed on May 3, 2022 |
| ↑42, ↑45 | Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. George Thurman – Case Number: CP-51-CR-0000553-2018 – Court Records |
| ↑43, ↑49, ↑55, ↑62 | Philadelphia (CBS), “Election Worker Pleads Guilty To Intimidating Voters Who Wanted To Vote For Non-Democratic Candidates,” cbslocal.com, May 8, 2018 |
| ↑44 | Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. George Thurman – Case Number: CP-51-CR-0000553-2018 – Court Records and Police Criminal Complaint, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania vs. Thurman George – Police Criminal Complaint |
| ↑46 | Josh Shapiro, “Election Worker Pleads Guilty To Intimidating Voters Who Wanted To Vote For Non-Democratic Candidates,” philadelphia.cbslocal.com, May 9, 2018 |
| ↑47, ↑53, ↑60 | AP, “Election Fraud Charges Filed in 197th District Special Election,” apnews.com, October 30, 2017 |
| ↑48, ↑51 | Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Wallace Hill – Case Number: CP-51-CR-0000551-2018 – Court Records |
| ↑50 | Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Wallace Hill – Case Number: CP-51-CR-0000551-2018 – Court Records and Police Criminal Complaint, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania vs. Wallace Bernard Hill – Police Criminal Complaint |
| ↑52, ↑58, ↑65 | Office of the Attorney General Josh Shapiro, “Case Update: Election Fraud in 197th State House Race,” attorneygeneral.gov, June 6, 2018 |
| ↑54, ↑57 | Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Calvin J. Mattox – Case Number: CP-51-CR-0000552-2018 – Court Records |
| ↑56 | Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Calvin J. Mattox – Case Number: CP-51-CR-0000552-2018 – Court Records and Criminal Complaint |
| ↑59, ↑66 | Sean Naylor, “4 Election Workers Charged for Interfering in Special Election for State House Seat in Philadelphia,” fox43.com, October 30, 2017 |
| ↑61, ↑63, ↑64 | Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Dolores Shaw – Case Number: CP-51-CR-0000550-2018 – Court Records |
| ↑67, ↑69 | Mensah M. Dean and Julie Shaw, “South Philly Judge of Elections Admits He Took Bribes to Stuff the Ballot Box for Democratic Candidates,” inquirer.com, May 21, 2020 |
| ↑68, ↑71 | The United States Department of Justice, “Former Philadelphia Judge of Elections Convicted of Conspiring to Violate Civil Rights and Bribery,” justice.gov, May 21, 2020 |
| ↑70 | Court Listener, “United States v. DEMURO (2:20-cr-00112),” courtlistener.com, accessed on May 4, 2022 |
| ↑72 | According to the Pennsylvania voter registration application form, voters can register with the Democratic, Republican, Green, or Libertarian parties, or check the “No Affiliation” box or write in the “Other” box; to vote in a primary, voters must register with either the Democratic or Republican party. – Source: “Pennsylvania Voter Registration Application,” vote.pa.gov, accessed on May 4, 2022 |
| ↑73, ↑75 | Fox 29, “Man Charged With Voter Fraud Accused of Filling Out Absentee Ballot for Deceased Individual,” fox29.com, November 20, 2018 |
| ↑74 | Heritage Foundation, “Voter Fraud Report: Harry Sandoe Maxwell,” heritage.org, accessed on May 4, 2022 |
| ↑76 | Rich Cholodofsky, “Elizabeth Forward School Director Gets Probation for Voting Illegally in Westmoreland County,” archive.triblive.com, November 29, 2017 |
| ↑77, ↑78 | Elizabeth Forward School Director Gets Probation for Voting Illegally in Westmoreland County,” archive.triblive.com, November 29, 2017 |
| ↑79 | Paul Van Osdol and Marcie Cipriani, “Charges Filed Against School Board Member Who Allegedly Voted in Westmoreland County While Living in Allegheny County,” wtae.com, August 4, 2017 |