A federal grand jury has indicted former Pennsylvania Senator Michael J. “Ozzie” Myers on charges that the Philadelphia Democrat committed election fraud for his alleged role in a ballot box-stuffing scheme in 2014, 2015 and 2016, according to CBS Philly.
Myers, 77, is charged with conspiring with and bribing another Democrat - former Judge Domenick J. DeMuro, who pleaded guilty in May to accepting the money in the ballot box scheme while he served as a judge of elections. DeMuro’s responsibilities included overseeing a polling place during voting.
DeMuro, 73, charged between $300 and $5,000 per election to rig the votes for Myers, who in turn charged his clients “consulting fees” which were used to pay off multiple Election Board Officials. The disgraced judge would illegally add votes for certain candidates - many of whom paid for the votes, and others who Myers favored for other reasons. According to this week’s indictment.
“Free and fair elections are the hallmark of our system of government,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian C. Rabbitt of the DOJ’s Criminal Division. “The Department of Justice has zero tolerance for corruption of the electoral process, and we will spare no effort in investigating and prosecuting those who would seek an unfair advantage at the polls by bribing state and local officials responsible for ensuring the fairness of our elections.”
In a Thursday statement, US Attorney William M. McSwain said “If only one vote has been illegally rung up or fraudulently stuffed into a ballot box, the integrity of that entire election is undermined,” adding “Votes are not things to be purchased and democracy is not for sale.”
Myers had previously been convicted of bribery and conspiracy for taking money from FBI agents who posed as Arab sheiks in the 1970s “Abscam” scandal, according to CBS Philly.
A former ward leader and former cargo checker on the Philly waterfront, he was captured on tape saying a $15,000 bribe was not sufficient.
Myers was expelled from Congress in 1980 and served more than a year in federal prison before his release in 1985. -CBS Philly
DeMuro faces up to 15 years at his September sentencing.
via zerohedge
he’s not the only one
How come its always a demonrat scumbag when its ballot stuffing? Lowlife pos. Party of crooks, thieves and baby killers
Because they are the most corrupt, deceitful, lying, thieving, cheating, human beings that walked the face of the earth!!! And they will cheat any way they can come November
And Democrats insist they don’t rigged elections especially paper mailing ballots one more time is a proven fact, the worst part is we’ll find out way later after the they had been seating in stolen seats from Government SHAME!!!!!!!! ON THESE CROOKS!!!!!!
Looks like everywhere you look the Democrats are all out cheating, bribing, and committing fraud to try and steal the election. That’s the only way they can possibly even dream of winning with the jerks they have running!
Hey it’s Pennsylvania - by far the most corrupt State in the entire USA.
i live in pa and i don’t think you know what you are talking about keep watch cnn and you will have all the wrong news
Pennsylvania is NOT the most corrupt State in the US. That honor, unfortunately, goes to my state of Illinois. We haven’t had a fair election from the 1930’s or before. Between the Chicago Democratic Machine and their graveyard voters, Michael Madigan and other corrupt Chicago democrats, we, the living voters haven’t been able to get a Republican in office for my lifetime. That is why most of our governors end up in jail after their term is served. I expect that will be the case for Governor Pritzker too.
As for the current mayor of Chicago, she won’t be back after next election. She has proven herself to be incompetent and a coward by following the party orders. That isn’t tolerated here well. One thing you don’t mess with in Chicago are the cops. She has done that and thus ended her political career.
Last month I received a sample ballot in the mail. Which also registered me as a voter.BUT on the OUTSIDE of the envelope I had to put which party I would be voting for.This has never happened before.Highly suspicious. And, in my opinion,leads me to believe because I am a Republican,perhaps my mail in vote will not be counted.I want to be able to vote in person, thank you.
I am with you Linda, if I have to crawl to the polls !!!!!
A typical Democrat!
Democrats only win when they CHEAT!
Democrat SOP, business as usual.
Democracy is not for sale-ha! George Soros is in the process of buying one right now. I think Soros has discovered that he can not only purchase our democracy, he can buy the whole damned country and for the paltry sum of a few hundred million dollars. He will get a hell of a return on investment, because the value of the country is likely in the area of a few hundred trillion dollars. Buy the Congress, they throw in the country-what a deal. The same hypocrisy we’ve come to expect from the Democrats-according to the rules if you tell someone I’ll pay you five dollars, if you vote for me and they catch you-bingo, straight to jail: but, if you say if you’ll vote for me, I’ll give you free healthcare, free college and a thousand dollars a month for life-no problem, it’s just socialism. And, if you are rich and say I’ll give you $250 million for your party and if you win, you just give me the country-again, no problem. So, by the rules if you plan to cheat….CHEAT BIG!
Tom, you are wrong. It is in ever State.