Category Archives: chicanery

“Revealed: Trump secretly donated $1m to discredited Arizona election ‘audit'”

January 27, 2023, 7:06 amcampaign finance, chicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

The Guardian:/Documented: One of the enduring mysteries surrounding the chaotic attempts to overturn Donald Trump’s defeat in the 2020 presidential battle has been solved: who made a secret $1m donation to the controversial election “audit” in Arizona? The identity… Continue reading

“The improbability of George Santos’ $199 expenses”

January 25, 2023, 7:43 amcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

Politico: Rep. George Santos’ congressional campaign reported dozens of transactions just cents below the threshold that would have triggered a requirement to preserve spending records — an unusual spending pattern that is now part of broader complaints about alleged financial improprieties.… Continue reading

“Promoters of Election Lies Also Hyped a Hospital for Ukraine. That Never Happened Either.”

January 23, 2023, 7:32 amchicaneryRick Hasen

ProPublica/Dallas Morning News: Gregg Phillips and Catherine Engelbrecht are best known as the election deniers behind True the Vote, a Texas-based nonprofit responsible for amplifying conspiracies that the 2020 presidential election was stolen. But soon after Russia invaded Ukraine… Continue reading

“New details emerge in Houston A/C repairman’s 2020 assault over Hotze voter fraud conspiracy”

January 20, 2023, 6:24 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Houston Chronicle: More than two years after Steven Hotze bankrolled a private voter fraud investigation that led to an armed confrontation with an innocent repairman, the Houston doctor was back in court earlier this month reiterating claims that Harris… Continue reading

“Cartels” Control Arizona and Stole the Gubernatorial Election from Her, Kari Lake Claims without Evidence

January 19, 2023, 7:47 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Oh my: So far, several Arizona judges have ruled against the former television news anchor turned right-wing thought leader’s case, stating she has thus far failed to prove her approximately half-point loss to Hobbs was the result of intentional manipulation… Continue reading

“Records Show George Santos Made Questionable Payments to Vendors”

January 16, 2023, 4:14 pmcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

Newsday: Campaign committees tied to Rep. George Santos paid tens of thousands of dollars to newly formed companies with opaque histories and meager track records of working for other candidates, a Newsday review ofstate and federal filings shows. Election… Continue reading

“Republican candidate’s wife arrested, charged with casting 23 fraudulent votes for her husband in the 2020 election”

January 12, 2023, 5:53 pmabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

Insider: The wife of an Iowa Republican who ran for Congress in 2020 was arrested Thursday and accused of casting 23 fraudulent votes on behalf of her husband. In an 11-page indictment, prosecutors allege that Kim Phuong Taylor “visited numerous… Continue reading

“Former New York Election Official Admits to Vote Fraud Scheme”

January 12, 2023, 7:49 amabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: A former upstate New York election official pleaded guilty on Wednesday to federal identity theft charges arising from his fraudulent use of voters’ personal information to apply for a dozen absentee ballots in 2021. In entering his plea in… Continue reading

“The Mysterious, Unregistered Fund That Raised Big Money for Santos”

January 12, 2023, 7:48 amcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: A month before George Santos was elected to Congress, one of his large donors received a call asking him to consider making another sizable contribution. The request came from a Republican loyalist calling on behalf of RedStone Strategies, which… Continue reading

Alabama: “Perry County Commission Chairman charged with voting multiple times, ‘stuffing’ ballot box”

January 11, 2023, 6:04 pmabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

Al.com: Perry County Commission Chairman Albert Turner Jr. has been indicted on voter fraud charges. Fourth Judicial Circuit District Attorney Michael Jackson, along with Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill, announced the two-count indictment Wednesday. Turner, the son of civil… Continue reading

“George Santos broke campaign finance laws, nonpartisan watchdog says”

January 9, 2023, 8:08 amcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo: A complaint filed Monday with the Federal Election Commission accused Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), who has admitted to fabricating key details of his biography, of wide-ranging campaign finance violations. The alleged wrongdoing includes masking the true source of his… Continue reading

“No conflict in investigating the investigators investigating him, Perry says”

January 9, 2023, 7:47 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Politico: Rep. Scott Perry said that being under investigation shouldn’t disqualify him from taking part in any examination of federal investigators conducted by newly empowered House Republicans. Speaking on ABC’s “This Week,” the Pennsylvania Republican said: “Why should I be… Continue reading

“New Law School Dean Gave Trump Bad Legal Advice”

January 6, 2023, 7:19 amchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

Inside Higher Ed: Two years ago today, a group of insurrectionists, whipped into a frenzy by former President Trump’s false rhetoric about a stolen election, waged an attack on the U.S. Capitol, seeking to subvert American democracy. During the… Continue reading