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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsVirginia VOTER FRAUD PROBE into GOP Firm May Include Up To 40 Voter Registration Employees
Virginia state officials are expanding an investigation to probe the Republican consulting firm Strategic Allied Consulting after canceling a grand jury hearing scheduled for Tuesday for Colin Small, who faces 13 counts of voter fraud for throwing voter registration forms in the recycling bin. Two sources told the Washington Post on Friday that officials are investigating whether the firm told Small or up to 40 other employees to ask about political leanings while registering voters. This is a violation of election law.
KDVRs Josh Bernstein confirmed on Thursday that the companys Nathan Sproul has been interviewed by the FBI (transcript here)http://localtvkdvr.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/transcript-fbi-interview-nathan-sproul.pdf over election irregularities and confirmed that Sprouls name did not appear on the articles of incorporation for Strategic Allied Consulting. Sproul told to Bernstein that his name didnt appear on the firms documents because if you look at what the liberal blogs write about me, it makes it very difficult to operate.
The Virginia investigation is compounded by an additional investigation into voter registration irregularities nine counties reported in Florida, all supplied by Strategic Allied Consulting. The forms, which KDVR published here, contained false and invalid information. Democrats have urged the Department of Justice to open an investigation into the firms alleged voter fraud. The Republican National Committee paid the firm $2.9 million to the firm to register voters in Florida, Virginia, Colorado, North Carolina and Nevada. Though the RNC cut ties with the firm after allegations of voter fraud surfaced in Florida, the Virginia Republican party re-hired the firm.
Sprouls spokesperson, David Leibowitz, told the Washington Post that Sproul will cooperate with the investigations in Virginia and Florida and will continue to do everything within our power to uncover any unethical or illegal activity.
WATCH KDVR VIDEO REPORT:
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/11/03/virginia-voter-fraud-probe-into-gop-firm-may-include-up-to-40-voter-registration-employees/
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Virginia VOTER FRAUD PROBE into GOP Firm May Include Up To 40 Voter Registration Employees (Original Post)
Segami
Nov 2012
OP
Yep. It has nothing to do with voter fraud. It has everything to do with criminal fraud, though.nt
silvershadow
Nov 2012
#4
I have a lovely vision of all those for-profit prisons FILLED with GOP election fraudsters. n/t
beac
Nov 2012
#3
Anthony McCarthy
(507 posts)1. Prison for all the guilty
and the hypocrites from the voter suppression party.
IDemo
(16,926 posts)2. WaPo appears to be fully on board with the "voter fraud" misnomer
This is the latest in several articles where election fraud has been falsely labeled as voter fraud.
silvershadow
(10,336 posts)4. Yep. It has nothing to do with voter fraud. It has everything to do with criminal fraud, though.nt
beac
(9,992 posts)3. I have a lovely vision of all those for-profit prisons FILLED with GOP election fraudsters. n/t
mzteris
(16,232 posts)5. that's Voter REGISTRATION fraud. n/t
renate
(13,776 posts)6. I am so tired of reading stories like this every 4 years and nothing is ever done
Why don't people go to JAIL for taking away a fellow citizen's right to vote? I don't get it. Is it not actually illegal or something?
Segami
(14,923 posts)7. It's illegal ONLY when you decide to do it. Then you will be ARRESTED & CHARGED.
RC
(25,592 posts)8. "You" meaning Democrat.
If "you" meant Republican, it is only meant to keep the elections fair.
Segami
(14,923 posts)9. Yes,...'you' meaning a Democrat. I should have rephrased that.