Felony charges filed against 7 in state's biggest case of voter-registration fraud

[TechBear_Seattle]

Felony charges filed against 7 in state's biggest case of voter-registration fraud

King and Pierce County prosecutors filed felony charges today against seven people who allegedly committed the biggest voter-registration fraud in state history.

The defendants, who were paid employees and supervisors of ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, concocted the scheme as an easy way to get paid, not as an attempt to influence the outcome of elections, King County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Satterberg said.

"This was an act of vandalism upon the voter rolls of King County," Satterberg said.

In addition to filing criminal charges, Satterberg said state and local officials had signed a five-year agreement with ACORN that requires the organization to beef up its training and procedures for detecting and reporting fraud.

The article continues at http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003806904_webvotefraud26m.html

[eridani]

1. This reminds me of the Greenpeace problems years ago

There was a lot of pressure from the national group to jack up fundraising, and IWW wound up trying to organize the fundraisers. Supposedly progressive groups that exploit employees are scum.