Category Archives: chicanery

“Ex-Fugees rapper charged in campaign finance conspiracy case”

May 11, 2019, 8:23 amcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

AP: One of the founding members of the 1990s hip-hop group the Fugees has been charged in a campaign finance conspiracy that took place during the 2012 presidential election, the Justice Department said Friday.A four-count indictment accuses Prakazrel “Pras”… Continue reading

“Feds open foreign-money investigation into Trump donor Cindy Yang”

May 10, 2019, 7:39 amcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

Miami Herald: The FBI has opened a public corruption investigation into Republican donor and South Florida massage-parlor entrepreneur Li “Cindy” Yang, focusing on whether she illegally funneled money from China into the president’s re-election effort or committed other… Continue reading

New Jersey: “Man pleads guilty in alleged Hoboken voter bribery scheme” /$50 per ballot for absentee ballots

May 9, 2019, 7:37 amabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

Hudson Reporter.

“FBI to meet with Florida delegation to discuss Russian hacking”

May 8, 2019, 4:51 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Politico: The FBI will hold a classified briefing with members of the Florida congressional delegation next week about suspected Russian hacking during the 2016 elections.The FBI is scheduled to meet with House members May 16. The agency will sit down… Continue reading

“Prosecutor: Proof of election fraud in US House race in Va.”

May 7, 2019, 1:06 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

AP: A special prosecutor in Virginia said Monday that he’s presented two indictments of election fraud against someone who worked on a failed re-election campaign for a Republican congressman last year.Special prosecutor Donald Caldwell said his investigation into Scott… Continue reading

“Prosecutors drop voter fraud charges in Canton case. Man had spent a month in jail.”

May 7, 2019, 10:36 amchicaneryRick Hasen

The Clarion Ledger reports.

“Turkey Orders New Election for Istanbul Mayor, in Setback for Opposition”

May 6, 2019, 7:52 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: Turkey’s electoral authorities wiped away a crushing defeat for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday, ordering a rerun of the race for mayor of Istanbul won by the opposition and heightening the prospect of social unrest and a… Continue reading

Sen. Kamala Harris Claims, Without Evidence, That Voter Suppression Cost Stacey Abrams 2018 Ga. Governor’s Race and Andrew Gillum the 2018 Fl. Governor’s Race

May 6, 2019, 7:48 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

Disturbing trend: Let’s say this loud and clear – without voter suppression: @staceyabrams is Governor Stacey Abrams. @AndrewGillum is Governor Andrew Gillum. #NAACPDetroit— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) May 6, 2019

“Why wasn’t Donald Trump Jr. indicted? Look to Mueller’s ‘exercise of caution’”

May 2, 2019, 8:45 pmcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

Bob Egelko for the SF Chronicle.

Tennessee: “Did House Speaker’s office attempt to frame activist? DA asks for special prosecutor to investigate”

May 2, 2019, 1:07 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

WTVF: Did Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada’s office try to frame a young activist who had challenged Republican lawmakers during this year’s legislative session?An exclusive NewsChannel 5 investigation has uncovered new evidence – including racist text messages – that… Continue reading

Today’s Must-Listen from Pam Fessler: “Trips To Vegas And Chocolate-Covered Pretzels: Election Vendors Come Under Scrutiny”

May 2, 2019, 8:02 amchicanery, election administration, voting technologyRick Hasen

NPR Morning Edition.

Trump Pushing Barr to Investigate Biden?

May 1, 2019, 9:31 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

Not out of the question, per the NYT: The Trump team’s efforts to draw attention to the Bidens’ work in Ukraine, which is already yielding coverage in conservative media, has been led partly by Rudolph W. Giuliani, who… Continue reading

New Jersey: “Bergen election officials ignored notice of voter fraud”

April 30, 2019, 10:09 amchicaneryRick Hasen

NJ Globe: County election officials were told about allegations of vote-by-mail improprieties in Elmwood Park two months before the November 2018 general election but did nothing to investigate at the time, the New Jersey Globe has learned.“I have become aware… Continue reading

“Mueller Report Opens Door for Civil Enforcement by FEC”

April 30, 2019, 9:46 amcampaign finance, chicanery, federal election commissionRick Hasen

Release: Today, Common Cause, the Campaign Legal Center, and Democracy 21 filed a supplementto a complaint filed in July 2017 against President Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign committee for soliciting contributions from foreign nationals in the form of… Continue reading