Category Archives: chicanery

“G.O.P. Chief in Florida Pleads Guilty”

February 15, 2013, 5:07 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

I missed this news from earlier in the week: “Averting a prolonged and heated political drama, Jim Greer, a former chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, walked into an Orlando courtroom on Monday and pleaded guilty to grand theft… Continue reading

“Supreme Court Justice David Prosser’s case appears stuck in neutral’

February 15, 2013, 7:11 amchicanery, judicial electionsRick Hasen

The latest from Wisconsin.

“Florida Republicans Brace for a Fraud Trial, and an Airing of Old Grudges”

February 10, 2013, 8:55 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

NYT on the Jim Greer trial.

“Yes I Voted Twice”

February 8, 2013, 8:59 pmchicanery, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Watch this video. Despicable conduct to be sure and worthy of prosecution and punishment. What makes this case noteworthy, and worthy of further investigation, is the fact that the person in the video who admitted to double voting worked… Continue reading

Jesse Jackson Jr. May Have Used Campaign Funds for $40K Rolex

February 8, 2013, 9:26 amcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

And a plea deal may be coming.

A Quick Reminder on Voter Fraud

February 8, 2013, 7:52 amchicanery, election administration, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

With news of possible fraud claims coming out of Hamilton County, Ohio, it is worth remembering that vast majority of the relatively small number of cases involve either election officials committing fraud, or voters, candidates, and others committing absentee ballot… Continue reading

“Sen. Menendez contacted top officials in friend’s Medicare dispute”

February 6, 2013, 9:47 pmchicanery, conflict of interest laws, ethics investigationsRick Hasen

I will go out on a limb and predict this won’t end well for the Senator.

Light Sentence for Mayor’s Absentee Ballot Tampering

February 6, 2013, 8:03 amabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

News from Indiana.

“Exclusive: Heat steps up in voter fraud investigation; Hamilton County officials plan 28 subpoenas as criminal charges loom”

February 5, 2013, 9:05 pmabsentee ballots, chicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

The latest from Ohio.

“Bob Menendez Spent Up to 87 Percent of Wealth Paying Back Donor”

February 5, 2013, 8:51 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Wow. A politician in financial straits is not a good thing for the politician’s constituents and the public interest. The amount of the reimbursement relative to his overall wealth also makes the Senator’s claim that his failure to pay… Continue reading

“State investigators: Fulton election documents were altered”

February 1, 2013, 9:59 amchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

AJC: “Someone altered Fulton County voter records after last year’s presidential election, using a red pen to add names to tally sheets of voters using paper ballots and marking that their votes all counted….Smith, in a report to the county… Continue reading

“Disgraced ex-Rep. Eric Massa continues paying wife from campaign account”

January 31, 2013, 3:15 pmcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

CPI: “Former Rep. Eric Massa, D-N.Y., who resigned from Congress nearly three years ago amid accusations he groped colleagues and cohabited with junior-level male staff members, continues to cut his wife a monthly check from his campaign account,… Continue reading