Voter Fraud Convictions in Nebraska, 2016-2020

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	A. Conviction Details	B. Background	C. Potential Election Impact
1.	Election Year: 2020 Name: Larry L. Divis Party Affiliation: Not Found Offense and Sentencing: Larry L. Divis was found guilty by jury trial on 8/24/2023 of one felony count of election falsification in relation to offenses committed during the 2020 election season.[1]Jeff Forward, “Columbus Man Found Guilty of Election Falsification,” columbustelegram.com, August 25, 2023 Divis was sentenced on 10/11/2023 to a $10,000 fine.[2]Mike Hilgers, “Final Sentencing in Colfax County Election Falsification,” ago.nebraska.gov, October 11, 2023	“[Larry Divis] was accused of officially residing at a home on 30th Avenue in Columbus and registering to vote in Platte County in the May 2020 primary election. Prosecutors alleged Divis then falsely claimed he resided in the Village of Richland, where in October 2020, he registered to vote in Colfax County and then voted in the Nov. 3, 2020, general election pretending to be a Richland resident. The reason for his alleged election ruse,… was that Divis was angry at the five members of the Richland Village Board … [and wanted to] vote the board out.”[3]Jeff Forward, “Columbus Man Found Guilty of Election Falsification,” columbustelegram.com, August 25, 2023 Case Notes: Case Number: Not Found	Type of Election: Voter Registration Party Affiliation: Not Found Theoretical Election Effect: No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections
2.	Election Year: 2020 Name: Carina Divis Party Affiliation: Not Found Offense and Sentencing: Carina Divis was convicted of election falsification in relation to offenses committed during the 2020 election season after a one-day bench trial. Divis was sentenced in July 2023 to one year of probation.[4]Mike Hilgers, “Final Sentencing in Colfax County Election Falsification,” ago.nebraska.gov, October 11, 2023	“This case stemmed from an investigation conducted by the Nebraska State Patrol into three individuals who registered to vote and did vote in Colfax County, Nebraska, while residing in Platte County, Nebraska, during the 2020 General Election. The other two individuals were family members to Larry Divis, his son Jason Divis, and his daughter-in-law Carina Divis.”[5]Mike Hilgers, “Final Sentencing in Colfax County Election Falsification,” ago.nebraska.gov, October 11, 2023 Case Notes: Case Number: Not Found	Type of Election: Voter Registration Party Affiliation: Not Found Theoretical Election Effect: No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections
3.	Election Year: 2020 Name: Jason Divis Party Affiliation: Not Found Offense and Sentencing: Jason Divis was pleaded no contest in 2023 to one charge of election falsification in relation to offenses committed during the 2020 election season. Divis was sentenced to one year of probation.[6]Mike Hilgers, “Final Sentencing in Colfax County Election Falsification,” ago.nebraska.gov, October 11, 2023	“This case stemmed from an investigation conducted by the Nebraska State Patrol into three individuals who registered to vote and did vote in Colfax County, Nebraska, while residing in Platte County, Nebraska, during the 2020 General Election. The other two individuals were family members to Larry Divis, his son Jason Divis, and his daughter-in-law Carina Divis.”[7]Mike Hilgers, “Final Sentencing in Colfax County Election Falsification,” ago.nebraska.gov, October 11, 2023 Case Notes: Case Number: Not Found	Type of Election: Voter Registration Party Affiliation: Not Found Theoretical Election Effect: No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections
4.	Election Year: 2016 Name: Ali A. Abdullahi Party Affiliation: Democrat[8]Nebraska Voter Information Lookup. “Ali A Abdullahi,” votercheck.necvr.ne.gov, accessed on April 14, 2022 Offense and Sentencing: Ali A. Abdullahi pleaded no contest on 4/21/2017 to one misdemeanor count of attempting to vote more than once in the same election in relation to an offense committed on or around 11/8/2016.[9]District Court of Dawson County, Nebraska – Case Number CR17-9 – Amended Information and District Court of Dawson County, Nebraska – Case Number CR17-9 – Journal Entry, Plea, … Continue reading Abdullahi was sentenced on the same day to a $100 fine.[10]District Court of Dawson County, Nebraska – Case Number CR17-9 – Journal Entry, Plea, Judgement of Conviction, and Order for Hearing	“Two Dawson county men have each been ordered to pay a $100 fine after voting twice in the 2016 general election.”[11]KHGI, “Dawson Co. Men Ordered to Pay Fine in Voter Fraud Case,” nebraska.tv, May 18, 2017 “Ali Abdullahi and Shueb Ali, mailed in early ballots and later showed up to cast a vote on election day, according to court records. Both men were cited and fined $100 by Judge James Doyle IV.”[12]Chris Dunker, “No Nebraska Voter Data Was Shared With Commission Before Pause Amid Lawsuits,” journalstar.com, September 29, 2018 Case Notes: State of Nebraska v. Ali A. Abdullahi Case Number: CR17-9 Amended Information and Plea, Conviction, and Sentencing	Type of Election: Presidential Party Affiliation: Democrat Theoretical Election Effect: 1 illegal Democratic vote
5.	Election Year: 2016 Name: Shueb A. Ali Party Affiliation: No Voter Record Found[13]Nebraska Voter Information Lookup. “Registration Information,” votercheck.necvr.ne.gov, accessed on April 14, 2022 Offense and Sentencing: Shueb A. Ali pleaded no contest on 4/21/2017 to one misdemeanor count of attempting to vote more than once in the same election in relation to an offense committed on or around 11/8/2016.[14]District Court of Dawson County, Nebraska – Case Number CR17-10 – Amended Information and District Court of Dawson County, Nebraska – Case Number CR17-10 – Journal Entry, … Continue reading Ali was sentenced on the same day to a $100 fine.[15]District Court of Dawson County, Nebraska – Case Number CR17-10 – Journal Entry, Plea, Judgement of Conviction, and Order for Hearing	“Two Dawson county men have each been ordered to pay a $100 fine after voting twice in the 2016 general election.”[16]KHGI, “Dawson Co. Men Ordered to Pay Fine in Voter Fraud Case,” nebraska.tv, May 18, 2017 “Ali Abdullahi and Shueb Ali, mailed in early ballots and later showed up to cast a vote on election day, according to court records. Both men were cited and fined $100 by Judge James Doyle IV.”[17]Chris Dunker, “No Nebraska Voter Data Was Shared With Commission Before Pause Amid Lawsuits,” journalstar.com, September 29, 2018 Case Notes: State of Nebraska v. Shueb A. Ali Case Number: CR17-10 Amended Information and Plea, Conviction, and Sentencing	Type of Election: Presidential Party Affiliation: Not Found Theoretical Election Effect: 1 illegal vote, party unknown

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