Michigan brings charges in Republican signature scam

[James48]

Breaking News: Attorney General Dana Nessel is expected to announce charges Thursday related to the fake nominating petition signatures that resulted in the disqualification of five Republican candidates for governor in 2022.

Court records show that charges were filed Tuesday in 37th District Court in Warren against three defendants: Shawn Wilmoth, 36, and Willie Reed, 37. Each face 27 felony counts including conducting a criminal enterprise, false pretenses, computer fraud and election forgery, records show. Jamie Lynn Wilmoth, 36, faces 25 such charges.

Stay with Freep.com as Nessel is expected to hold a press conference in Lansing Thursday morning.



A stack of fraudulent petitions gathered by a company for Secure MI Vote are shown during a press conference for Secure MI Vote in downtown Lansing.
Ryan Garza, Detroit Free Press


More: https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2023/06/22/dana-nessel-charges-fake-signature-scandal-gop-governor-race-wilmoth/70344693007/

And in the Detroit News
Check out this article from The Detroit News:

Charges filed in signature fraud scandal that knocked five out of gubernatorial primary

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/michigan/2023/06/22/charges-filed-in-signature-fraud-scandal-that-knocked-five-out-of-gubernatorial-primary/70345440007/

[dutch777]

1. Felony counts are good. More like this please. Jail time will sober and deter this "movement".

They think their shenanigans will not get found out. Prove them wrong.

[MichMan]

5. The petition fraud was done against the Republican candidates

Caused them to be disqualified from the primary ballot. The ones being charged with crimes are the ones that were paid by them to collect signatures and collected fake ones.

[MichMan]

2. Got all the top Republicans disqualified paving the way for Gov. Whitmer's re election

Thus doing Democrats a big favor. Was that really bad?

[multigraincracker]

3. Whitmer can't run again, term limits.

She’ll be ready for President in 5 years when Biden retires.
Todays rePublicans are led by a crazy lady in Michigan. QAnon person.

[MichMan]

4. It occurred during the 2022 election when she was re elected

Her not being eligible to run again because of term limits had nothing to do with the last election (that she won).