Category Archives: chicanery

“Feds: No Evidence Hackers Disrupted North Carolina Voting”

December 31, 2019, 2:07 pmchicanery, Election Meltdown, voting technologyJustin Levitt

With lots of election security concerns in the air, a problem in 2016 with electronic pollbooks in Durham County generated a fair amount of attention. At the time, it didn’t look like a malicious incursion, but that didn’t stop speculation,… Continue reading

9 Iowans suspected of voting twice in 2018

December 30, 2019, 12:55 pmabsentee ballots, chicaneryJustin Levitt

The cases have been referred for further investigation. The initial flag apparently comes from ERIC (the Electronic Registration Information Center), which is more careful than other systems at screening for false positives.

“How Close Did Russia Really Come to Hacking the 2016 Election?”

December 26, 2019, 9:56 amchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

Kim Zetter for Politico: Public confidence in the integrity of the 2016 election outcome rests largely on the belief that the Russian hackers—who did, in fact, attempt to meddle in the election, according to the U.S. intelligence community—were blocked before… Continue reading

“U.S. Cybercom contemplates information warfare to counter Russian interference in 2020 election”

December 26, 2019, 9:03 amchicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo: Military cyber officials are developing information warfare tactics that could be deployed against senior Russian officials and oligarchs if Moscow tries to interfere in the 2020 U.S. elections through hacking election systems or sowing widespread discord, according to… Continue reading

“The Role of Campaign Finance Laws in the Ukraine Scandal”

December 20, 2019, 8:07 amcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

Ciara Torres-Spelliscy at the Brennan Center.

“Couple Pleads Guilty To Voting In N.H. And Mass. During 2016 Election”

December 18, 2019, 9:09 amchicaneryRick Hasen

NHPR: A couple who split their time between New Hampshire and Massachusetts pled guilty on Monday to charges that they voted in both states during the November 2016 election. The New Hampshire Attorney General’s office indicted Grace and John S.… Continue reading

“Russian disinformation network said to have helped spread smear of U.S. ambassador to Ukraine”

December 17, 2019, 8:13 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo: The story that appeared on The Hill website on March 20 was startling.Marie Yovanovitch, the American ambassador to Ukraine, had given a “list of people whom we should not prosecute” to Ukraine’s prosecutor general, Yuriy Lutsenko, according to… Continue reading

“A Great Big Gift Not on Trump’s Disclosure Form: Giuliani’s Legal Advice”

December 13, 2019, 7:46 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: For the past 20 months, President Trump has received free personal legal services from one of America’s highest-paid lawyers, who has traveled around the country and across the ocean to defend him in the special counsel’s inquiry and press… Continue reading

“Giuliani Associate Parnas Got $1 Million From Russia, U.S. Says”

December 11, 2019, 4:19 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

Bloomberg: Rudy Giuliani’s associate Lev Parnas got $1 million from Russia in September, a month before he was charged with conspiring to funnel foreign money into U.S. political campaigns, according to U.S. prosecutors who asked a judge to jail him… Continue reading

“Mexican resident and Trump supporter sentenced for voter fraud, identity theft in California”

December 10, 2019, 5:49 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

SacBee: Lerma, 64, is a native of Leon, Mexico, who authorities say posed as an American named Hiram Enrique Velez after buying a birth certificate and Social Security card in that name in Chicago in 1992. For the past 20… Continue reading

“House Democrats Unveil Articles of Impeachment Against Trump”

December 10, 2019, 7:52 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: House Democrats announced on Tuesday that they would move ahead this week with two articles of impeachment charging President Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, as they accused him of violating the Constitution by pressuring Ukraine… Continue reading

“The Cybersecurity 202: Russia’s efforts to target U.K. elections a stark warning for 2020”

December 9, 2019, 8:51 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo: An alleged Russian influence campaign to undermine this week’s British elections shows how tough it will be to keep foreign influence out of the 2020 U.S. contest.Russian-backed accounts on Reddit actively worked to boost the trove of documents appearing… Continue reading

“Indictment Details How Emirates Sought Influence in 2016 Campaign”

December 5, 2019, 8:13 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: The indictment accused Mr. Nader of funneling more than $3.5 million in illicit campaign donations through Mr. Khawaja to buy access and influence in Washington — initially with Mrs. Clinton and her Democratic allies during the 2016 campaign, and… Continue reading