Democrat Hamtramck City councilmen charged with absentee ballot fraud

Despite con­stant­ly claim­ing that there is no vote fraud, Democ­rats keep get­ting caught per­pe­trat­ing elec­tion fraud.

This time, two alleged per­pe­tra­tors face mul­ti­ple felony charges car­ry­ing a penal­ties of decade or more in prison, and oth­ers are sus­pect­ed but not charged, at least yet.

Via The Mid­west­ern­er:

Two Demo­c­ra­t­ic Ham­tram­ck City Coun­cil mem­bers face crim­i­nal charges car­ry­ing a decade or more in prison for alleged­ly forg­ing sig­na­tures on bal­lots to get elect­ed in 2023.

The Mon­roe Coun­ty Prosecutor’s Office on Mon­day autho­rized mul­ti­ple felony charges against coun­cil mem­bers Mohammed Has­san and Muh­tasin Sad­man fol­low­ing alle­ga­tions the two and oth­ers con­spired to goad recent­ly nat­u­ral­ized cit­i­zens into sign­ing unvot­ed absen­tee bal­lots that were lat­er cast in the 2023 elec­tion.

The charges fol­low Michi­gan Attor­ney Gen­er­al Dana Nessel’s request for a spe­cial pros­e­cu­tor in the case that also named four oth­ers, includ­ing coun­cil mem­bers Abu Musa and Mohammed Alsomiri, who have not been charged, accord­ing to The Detroit News. […]

The case has also led to the sus­pen­sion of Police Chief Jamiel Alta­heri, City Man­ag­er Max Gar­bari­no, and Ham­tram­ck Police Offi­cer David Adam­czyk amid a pow­er strug­gle involv­ing alle­ga­tions of racism and dis­cus­sions of bribery.

Has­san, first elect­ed in 2009 and most recent­ly re-elect­ed in 2023, faces charges of forg­ing a sig­na­ture on an absen­tee bal­lot appli­ca­tion and elec­tion law forgery, both 5‑year felonies, as well as a mis­de­meanor count for false state­ment in appli­ca­tion for an absen­tee bal­lot, accord­ing to a release Mon­roe Coun­ty Pros­e­cut­ing Attor­ney Jef­fery Yorkey.

Read the full sto­ry at The Mid­west­ern­er.