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Skid Row Voter Fraud: Woman Paid Homeless to Register

18 May 2026 12:00

Federal prosecutors charged a Marina del Rey woman with paying homeless individuals on Skid Row to register to vote and sign ballot initiatives. The case highlights ongoing concerns about voter fraud in California.

- Brenda Lee Brown Armstrong, 64, agreed to plead guilty to one felony count. - She paid individuals $2-$3, cigarettes, or phone cords for signatures.

- The investigation was sparked by a video from far-right group Project Veritas. - The federal government is also pursuing a lawsuit to audit California's voter rolls.

The charges come amid a broader federal push to investigate voter fraud, with prosecutors vowing to continue exposing such practices.

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