Two Politicians Hit with Multiple Voter Fraud Charges Connected to Mail-In Ballots
The New Jersey Attorney General filed voting fraud charges Thursday against four men in connection to the Paterson City Council race on May 12.
Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced voting fraud charges against 1st Ward Councilman Michael Jackson, 3rd Ward Council-Elect Alex Mendez, Shelim Khalique and Abu Razyen.
All four men were charged with criminal conduct involving mail-in ballots.
Jackson and Mendez were charged with fraud in casting mail-in votes, unauthorized possession of ballots, tampering with public records and falsifying records.
Mendez was additionally charged with election fraud and false registration.
“Today’s charges send a clear message: if you try to tamper with an election in New Jersey, we will find you and we will hold you accountable,” Grewal said in a statement.
“We will not allow a small number of criminals to undermine the public’s confidence in our democratic process.”
The Attorney General’s Office of Public Integrity and Accountability investigation into the election began when the U.S. Postal Inspection Service found hundreds of mail-in ballots in a mailbox in Paterson, New Jersey. Many more were found in a mailbox near the township of Haledon.
“The residents of New Jersey have a right to free and fair elections, and we will ensure that happens,” OPIA director Thomas Eicher said.
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