Minnesota's election safeguards stopped a voter fraud scheme in its tracks, secretary of state says
MINNEAPOLIS -- Two people have been charged with conspiracy to commit voter registration fraud in a case that shows Minnesota's election safeguards work and prevented anyone from voting illegally, Secretary of State Steve Simon said Friday.
The charges announced by the U.S. Attorney's Office allege that Ronnie Williams and Lorraine Lee Combs generated fictitious names and other data they used to fill out Minnesota voter registration forms in 2021 and 2022.
The charging documents, filed in federal court on Tuesday, say Williams provided the completed forms to an entity that sought to register voters in Minnesota that is identified only as “Foundation 1,” which paid him, and that he then split the proceeds with Combs.
The documents also indicate that others were involved in the alleged conspiracy, serving as intermediaries between Williams and “Foundation 1,” which would submit the false registration forms to election offices across the state “through its agents,” but charges against them have not been announced.
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