LA woman agrees to plea deal over Skid Row homeless voting scam: DOJ
A California woman has agreed to a plea deal after being charged with paying homeless individuals to register to vote in Los Angeles. Brenda Lee Brown Armstrong faces a felony count and could receive up to five years in prison. The Justice Department emphasizes the importance of fair elections and the consequences of illegal activities that undermine public trust.
- ▪Brenda Lee Brown Armstrong, 64, was charged with paying homeless people to register to vote.
- ▪She faces up to five years in prison and has agreed to plead guilty.
- ▪Armstrong reportedly paid individuals between $2 and $3 to sign her petitions and offered cash for voter registration forms.
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The Justice Department announced on Monday that it charged a California woman with violating the law by paying people to register to vote. Brenda Lee Brown Armstrong, 64, was charged with one felony count of paying homeless people living in the Skid Row area of downtown Los Angeles, and other individuals, to register. Armstrong, also known as Anika, faces up to five years in prison and has agreed to plead guilty, according to prosecutors. Recommended Stories Judge clears gun and diary for use as evidence in Luigi Mangione trial DEA warns fentanyl in US has become ‘more unpredictable and lethal’ Election denier Tina Peters to be granted clemency by Jared Polis “False registrations undermine Americans’ faith in elections — even more so when payoffs are involved,” Assistant Attorney General…
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