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Voter Fraud Convictions in New Jersey, 2016-2020

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Conviction Details
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Background
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Potential Election Impact
1.Election Year: 2020
Name: Frederick Gattuso
Party Affiliation: Republican[1]Katie Samalis-Aldrich and Hans von Spakovsky, “Voter Fraud Cases Continue to Occur, Putting Fair and Free Elections in Jeopardy,” dailysignal.com, August 24, 2022

Offense and Sentencing:
Frederick Gattuso pleaded guilty on 5/26/2021 to a disorderly persons charge of tampering with public records, reduced from felony voter fraud charges as part of a plea agreement.[2]Suzanne Russell, “Former Carteret Mayoral Candidate Accused of Voter Fraud Gets Probation,” mycentraljersey.com, July 29, 2021 Gattuso was sentenced on the same day to one year of probation.[3]Suzanne Russell, “Former Carteret Mayoral Candidate Accused of Voter Fraud Gets Probation,” mycentraljersey.com, July 29, 2021
“Frederick Gattuso, a former Carteret Republican mayoral candidate, was charged with one count of fraudulent voting for voting twice during the November 2020 presidential election as different people with similar names. Gattuso pleaded guilty to one count of tampering with public records and was sentenced to one year of probation.”[4]Katie Samalis-Aldrich and Hans von Spakovsky, “Voter Fraud Cases Continue to Occur, Putting Fair and Free Elections in Jeopardy,” dailysignal.com, August 24, 2022

Case Notes:
Case Number: Not Found
Type of Election:
Presidential

Party Affiliation:
Republican

Theoretical Election Effect:
1 illegal Republican vote

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References

References
1, 4 Katie Samalis-Aldrich and Hans von Spakovsky, “Voter Fraud Cases Continue to Occur, Putting Fair and Free Elections in Jeopardy,” dailysignal.com, August 24, 2022
2, 3 Suzanne Russell, “Former Carteret Mayoral Candidate Accused of Voter Fraud Gets Probation,” mycentraljersey.com, July 29, 2021