California petition worker arrested for allegedly paying people to forge voter signs
Summary
A California petition worker named James Brass was arrested for paying people in Los Angeles’ Skid Row area to forge voter signatures on ballot petitions. Brass and two others are charged with identity fraud and conspiracy for using fake signatures to try to qualify a ballot measure.Key Facts
- James Brass, 47, was arrested and charged with identity fraud in California.
- He allegedly paid homeless people in Skid Row to forge signatures of real registered voters.
- Brass worked with two others: Courtney Price, 49, and Jateisha Herron, 33.
- The group used public voter databases to copy names and personal details for the fake signatures.
- Brass instructed his team to hide the true location of fake signatures by saying they came from other cities.
- Brass received $41,000 from the illegal scheme.
- All three face conspiracy charges; Brass and Herron also face individual identity fraud charges.
- Brass pleaded not guilty and is out on a $10,000 bond.
- Prosecutors said the scheme hurts trust in elections and involves exploiting vulnerable homeless people.
- Similar cases have happened in San Francisco, where people paid homeless individuals for signatures on petitions.
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