Former NJ Dem candidate admits forging nearly 1,000 voter registration applications
Henrilynn Ibezim, a former Democratic mayoral candidate in Plainfield, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to forging nearly 1,000 voter registration applications during the 2021 primary election. He admitted to bringing a garbage bag of falsified forms to a post office and attempting to coach a witness to withhold information from law enforcement. Ibezim, who lost the primary with only 103 votes, will likely be sentenced to probation under a plea agreement.
- ▪Henrilynn Ibezim pleaded guilty to one count of third-degree forgery in connection with the 2021 Plainfield mayoral primary.
- ▪He submitted approximately 1,000 falsified voter registration applications, most written by only three or four people.
- ▪Ibezim attempted to coach a witness on how to respond to law enforcement, telling them not to 'admit anything.'
- ▪Originally charged with eight criminal counts, including election fraud and witness tampering, those charges were dropped as part of a plea deal.
- ▪Prosecutors will recommend probation, and Ibezim is scheduled for sentencing in June.
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Metro Former NJ Dem candidate admits forging nearly 1,000 voter registration applications By Robert McGreevy, Fox News Published May 1, 2026, 9:40 p.m. ET Originally Published by: Tina Shah calls transgender healthcare for children a 'no-brainer' in NJ House race DOJ sues New Jersey over laws giving illegal aliens in-state tuition Democrat backed by AOC faces Republican trying to flip blue-leaning district Henrilynn Ibezim, a former Democratic mayoral candidate in New Jersey, pleaded guilty to forging nearly 1,000 voter registration applications during the 2021 Democratic primary, New Jersey’s Office of the Attorney General announced Thursday.
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