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jbeing

(171 posts)
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 07:57 PM Oct 2012

Arrest made in Harrisonburg voter registration case

Source: NBC Channel 12 Decision Virginia

The Rockingham County Sheriff's office has arrested a Pennsylvania man and charged him with attempting to throw away filled out voter registration forms.

Colin Small, 31 year old male from Phoenixville, PA has been charged with 12 felonies in connection with the controversy. He is employed by Pinpoint, a company that was hired by the Republican Party of Virginia to help with voter registration.

Read more: http://blogs.nbc12.com/decisionvirginia/2012/10/arr.html

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Arrest made in Harrisonburg voter registration case (Original Post) jbeing Oct 2012 OP
Great. Also posted by babsbunny, elleng Oct 2012 #1
more info at this thread: Raster Oct 2012 #2
He must be really proud. I hope those felonies come back and bite him when looking for a job still_one Oct 2012 #3
Sounds more than Fair! nm Cha Oct 2012 #11
This guy is small fry, the bottom of the pyramid. drm604 Oct 2012 #4
We hope. Makes sense. elleng Oct 2012 #9
Good point, drm! I hope he wants a deal. Cha Oct 2012 #12
He'll probably be taken on a one-way ride before he can talk. nt valerief Oct 2012 #21
In a small plane maybe? DBoon Oct 2012 #44
Excellent Point! chuckstevens Oct 2012 #28
he's going to squeal like a pig SemperEadem Oct 2012 #45
note the address of the company he was working for azureblue Oct 2012 #50
Sproul's company also had the same address as Rove ProfessionalLeftist Oct 2012 #57
Thanks for posting, hadn't seen the others. I wonder if this will be on M$M? freshwest Oct 2012 #5
thanks for the mug shot, freshwest.. Cha Oct 2012 #14
Had the same expression as Tagg, didn't he? Is it mind control or just plain hatred? freshwest Oct 2012 #18
Both. Cha Oct 2012 #20
I sense an Aryan. /nt TheMadMonk Oct 2012 #26
So do I. eom BlueCaliDem Oct 2012 #52
Excellent!!! peacebird Oct 2012 #6
Just wait ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2012 #7
Virginia Voter Registration Shana Oct 2012 #23
Yep, his job was to disenfranchise Virginia college students. sofa king Oct 2012 #61
and that, my friend, is called conspiracy SemperEadem Oct 2012 #47
Read the first comment! He worked for the RNC for three months.... progressivebydesign Oct 2012 #8
Republican voter fraud. An increasingly common crime. nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2012 #10
OMG bucolic_frolic Oct 2012 #13
Wow! I didn't know it was discovered because of a Cha Oct 2012 #15
Actually, the guy who discovered the forms Shana Oct 2012 #24
ELECTORAL fraud. A completely different kettle of fish to VOTER fraud. /nt TheMadMonk Oct 2012 #27
Republican Fascists Strike Again. eom liberalmuse Oct 2012 #16
This was only discovered because a business owner saw a man putting something in his recycle bin. drm604 Oct 2012 #17
Wow! not small's f****** day. What are the Cha Oct 2012 #22
Instant Karma. thecrow Oct 2012 #60
Why do republicans have so much contempt for democracy? Blue Idaho Oct 2012 #19
Wow. I can't imagine where he got the direction to do something so heinous. Baitball Blogger Oct 2012 #25
He did more fraud than happened In PA in 10 years kooljerk666 Oct 2012 #30
When someone shows up to vote and they are not on registrar what exactly happens? busterbrown Oct 2012 #29
Eh... If they can make individual think they're the only one Wednesdays Oct 2012 #33
make them vote a provisional ballot SemperEadem Oct 2012 #48
They cast a provisional ballot which gets successfully challenged if it's for a Democrat. (nt) Posteritatis Oct 2012 #51
intolerable lupulin Oct 2012 #31
I guess Jimmy O Keefe was too busy finding voter fraud somewhere else to catch this one. Monk06 Oct 2012 #32
Voter Suppression appears to be the #1 goal of the Repugs horsedoc Oct 2012 #34
Absolutely, and later on Election day, elleng Oct 2012 #38
Future republican congressman! Nt quakerboy Oct 2012 #35
I am sure the R party is shocked (not that he did it, but that he got caught). silvershadow Oct 2012 #36
Doesn't sound like voter fraud to me you fucking piliCONS! Paintballers of America should do some lonestarnot Oct 2012 #37
agree.......... kooljerk666 Oct 2012 #40
Anyone know anything about this Pinpoint company? drm604 Oct 2012 #39
PinPoint Staffing uses Craigslist & pays $12 an hr.......... kooljerk666 Oct 2012 #41
Yes, I just discovered that. drm604 Oct 2012 #42
R's will say in private the only thing these people did wrong was get caught wordpix Oct 2012 #59
Would it be too much to ask for this to hit the major news networks? We People Oct 2012 #43
Bill Press mentioned this today.... kooljerk666 Oct 2012 #63
Sprouling ios against the law. Send him to jail. Coyotl Oct 2012 #46
Here's his mug shot rightsideout Oct 2012 #49
Here's His Linkedin Info triplepoint Oct 2012 #55
His intetests include JimDandy Oct 2012 #62
If his credentials are legit...how did it life come to this?? Supersedeas Oct 2012 #65
Isolated incident my buttcrack. I wonder how many thrown away weren't recovered? AtomicKitten Oct 2012 #53
Good! I hope that they throw him in jail for a loooooong time! emsimon33 Oct 2012 #54
Re tweet and Facebook everywhere musiclawyer Oct 2012 #56
fine print: "there is the possibility that additional charges may be filed in the future" -- wordpix Oct 2012 #58
The GOP Cheating Its Way To Compete TomCADem Oct 2012 #64

drm604

(16,230 posts)
4. This guy is small fry, the bottom of the pyramid.
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 08:04 PM
Oct 2012

I'm anxious to hear what he has to say. If this was more than just him acting of his own initiative then he'll talk to protect himself.

 

chuckstevens

(1,201 posts)
28. Excellent Point!
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 09:16 PM
Oct 2012

I don't want this guy to take the fall, I want him to sing like a bird! In Watergate, it was follow the money. Here it should be follow Nathan Sproul's outfit all the way to Karl Rove and American Cross Roads!!!!!!

SemperEadem

(8,053 posts)
45. he's going to squeal like a pig
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 11:48 PM
Oct 2012

I'll bet all money that facing a felony charge and a prison sentence and all that goes with it was the last thing on his mind when he entered into this.

In fact, I wouldn't be surprised to hear of conspiracy charges being added to the menu... that makes it worse.

azureblue

(2,146 posts)
50. note the address of the company he was working for
Fri Oct 19, 2012, 12:56 AM
Oct 2012

and note that Rove and a VA Congresswoman, share the same office.... I think this guy was working for Rove...

ProfessionalLeftist

(4,982 posts)
57. Sproul's company also had the same address as Rove
Fri Oct 19, 2012, 08:11 AM
Oct 2012

Interesting that all these guys seem to live in the same office building with Rove. OTOH, Rove would cover his ass better than that, I think.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
5. Thanks for posting, hadn't seen the others. I wonder if this will be on M$M?
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 08:05 PM
Oct 2012
He's from PA, but the RNC employed him for this stunt. Guess they paid for his travel to VA to do their mischief. Here's his mug shot:

http://blogs.nbc12.com/.a/6a016766efbf6d970b017c32a06a12970b-pi

Charged with 8 felony counts, 5 misdemeanours by the Commonwealth of VA:


Four (4) counts of Destruction of Voter Registration Application, Class 1 Misdemeanor, Section 24.2-1002.01, Code of Virginia

Eight (8) counts of Disclosure of Voter Registration Application, Class 5 Felony, Section 24.2-1002.01, Code of Virginia

One (1) count of Obstruction of Justice, Class 1 Misdemeanor, Section 18.2-460(A), Code of Virginia


The Republican party's ideas for this country, and their behavior in this and so many other matters, show them unworthy to hold office. Since they cannot win on the truth, they have chosen to cheat.




 

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)
7. Just wait ...
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 08:05 PM
Oct 2012

the real stuff will be coming out shortly. Stuff like, The only registration forms found in the dumpster were of Democrats and when interviewed (or at trial) this guy says, "They told us to just throw any forms not marked republican ... and here's the tape of him doing so. I heard him on a conference call the other day with some guy named rove and Adelson, they were talking about how he needed to make sure he wasn't registering any n-loving democrats."

Tick Tock, Tick Tock

A guy can dream, can't he?

Shana

(16 posts)
23. Virginia Voter Registration
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 08:52 PM
Oct 2012

doesn't list party. You just register, period. However, at least one of the 8 registration forms was for an 18 year old, and the town has one of the largest of Virginia's state universities. I suspect that there was either 1 - an assumption that young people will vote Democratic, or 2 - there may have been conversations between the registers and registrees that indicated a preference and those registrations were put aside to be trashed later.

sofa king

(10,857 posts)
61. Yep, his job was to disenfranchise Virginia college students.
Fri Oct 19, 2012, 12:27 PM
Oct 2012

Out-of-state and even out-of-precinct Virginia college students are already effectively disenfranchised by being prevented from voting in their college's precincts. Many students jump through a great many hoops to establish residency in Harrisonburg.

This guy's job was to make sure that they still can't vote.

I'll peck away at my local information sources to see if I can glean any prurient details, but I'll tell y'all the truth right now: the only Virginians who know about this are the informed voters, virtually all of them already Democrats.

Until we can find a way to get good information to conservative voters, from sources they trust, they'll never even know this happened, and they won't believe me if I tell them.

progressivebydesign

(19,458 posts)
8. Read the first comment! He worked for the RNC for three months....
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 08:08 PM
Oct 2012

much more to this story, but I BET they'll make him take the blame.. "an overzealous employee"

bucolic_frolic

(43,173 posts)
13. OMG
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 08:17 PM
Oct 2012

Is this the VOTER FRAUD that the GOP legislatures have targeted?

No.

But it's just the tip of the iceberg.

and they only found out about it because of a DUMPSTER DIVER.

Wonder how widespread? how many dumpsters? How many counties
and states?

The GOP has been as obsessed with VOTER FRAUD as with ABORTION
as with BIRTH-TRUTHERS. This story has legs.

Quick, Dumpster Divers, your party needs you!

Shana

(16 posts)
24. Actually, the guy who discovered the forms
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 08:55 PM
Oct 2012

is the manager of a store in the shopping strip mall who saw the car drive up, dump the bag, and leave. He thought it looked odd and went to investigate why someone was using his store's dumpster.

drm604

(16,230 posts)
17. This was only discovered because a business owner saw a man putting something in his recycle bin.
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 08:34 PM
Oct 2012

He went out to see what it was and move it to the trash bin. Fortunately he noticed the car and plate and they were able to trace it to Small.

So it was only by dumb luck that Small was caught. How many times was this done when nobody saw it?

It's fortunate that they were too stupid or cheap to use a shredder.

Cha

(297,275 posts)
22. Wow! not small's f****** day. What are the
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 08:46 PM
Oct 2012

chances of all that and getting a license number?!

Inspiring..to pay attention to what's going on around us!

Blue Idaho

(5,049 posts)
19. Why do republicans have so much contempt for democracy?
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 08:42 PM
Oct 2012

It's about time this party became an ugly footnote in our nations history.

Baitball Blogger

(46,720 posts)
25. Wow. I can't imagine where he got the direction to do something so heinous.
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 08:56 PM
Oct 2012

Now he's become the poster boy for voter registration fraud!

busterbrown

(8,515 posts)
29. When someone shows up to vote and they are not on registrar what exactly happens?
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 09:19 PM
Oct 2012

If it happens to more than a couple of voters isn't a federal investigation immediately opened?
Shouldn't there be a state total of such incidents?

Wednesdays

(17,380 posts)
33. Eh... If they can make individual think they're the only one
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 09:43 PM
Oct 2012

They can just throw up their hands and say, "Sorry, there's nothing we can do."

Do you really think at that point most people would make a federal case of it? I don't.

lupulin

(58 posts)
31. intolerable
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 09:39 PM
Oct 2012

Anyone know what penalties this man might face?

People need to stop trusting political operatives with their precious voter registration and should go directly to their own local courthouses to sign up.

horsedoc

(81 posts)
34. Voter Suppression appears to be the #1 goal of the Repugs
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 10:01 PM
Oct 2012

Cant believe this is happening in America. Would only dream of something like this happening in Iran or Venezuela, guess we should stop pointing fingers!!!

 

silvershadow

(10,336 posts)
36. I am sure the R party is shocked (not that he did it, but that he got caught).
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 10:03 PM
Oct 2012

Of course the official line is they are alarmed. Of course they are alarmed. And someone will take the fall for it.

 

lonestarnot

(77,097 posts)
37. Doesn't sound like voter fraud to me you fucking piliCONS! Paintballers of America should do some
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 10:04 PM
Oct 2012

target practice on those fucking billboards too! That is if they may be so inclined.

 

kooljerk666

(776 posts)
40. agree..........
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 10:15 PM
Oct 2012

clearchannel/bain suck ass & TV billboards grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...............

 

kooljerk666

(776 posts)
41. PinPoint Staffing uses Craigslist & pays $12 an hr..........
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 10:22 PM
Oct 2012
50-year old William T. Hazard of Boynton Beach maintains his innocence and says he never forged applications or even "wrote on any of the forms he collected." He says he left the firm over a pay dispute two weeks ago. Strategic Allied says the man was fired.

In any event, while saying he "did nothing wrong," he explained to the Times that he answered a Craigslist ad by a company called PinPoint Staffing seeking registered Republicans to do "voter surveys" for $12/hour.

"His only instructions," the paper reports, "were to approach people and ask whom they supported in the presidential election. When people answered with President Obama, he said, he wished them a good day. If someone said Mitt Romney, he asked if they were registered to vote. If not, he handed them forms to fill out."

He added that he was "expected to register Republicans."



http://truth-out.org/news/item/11904-national-republican-voter-registration-strategy-includes-lying-to-potential-voters-about-taking-a-poll-in-order-to-screen-out-obama-supporters

More abouy PinPoint trouble in FL http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2012-09-28/news/fl-voter-fraud-probe-20120928_1_voter-fraud-voter-registration-registration-efforts

wordpix

(18,652 posts)
59. R's will say in private the only thing these people did wrong was get caught
Fri Oct 19, 2012, 09:05 AM
Oct 2012

Wish we could get that on video

We People

(619 posts)
43. Would it be too much to ask for this to hit the major news networks?
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 10:54 PM
Oct 2012

If Fox runs it at all, they'll put their signature snark spin of incredulity on it.

 

kooljerk666

(776 posts)
63. Bill Press mentioned this today....
Fri Oct 19, 2012, 08:36 PM
Oct 2012

But his attitude was strange, like he knows a lot of trouble is brewing.
He was Dem chair of CA party & knows a lot of people, but did
not go off or laugh at all. One mention then done, I mean it is comedy gold
why so quiet about it.


Stephanie Miller & Co seemed to laff it up but no implications of seriousness.

I call a lot of Senators yesterday about this & several people were stunned & amazed.
A women at Sherod Browns office said "oh my god" as she pulled up the arrest report.
She sounded happy.

The entire GOP is about to be put under a lot of stress.

I will watch CUrrent all night, I bet I hear about it.

 

triplepoint

(431 posts)
55. Here's His Linkedin Info
Fri Oct 19, 2012, 03:59 AM
Oct 2012

Colin Small

Grassroots Field Director at Republican National Committee

Washington D.C. Metro Area
International Affairs

Previous

U.S. House of Representatives
, Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute
, Capitol City Brewing Company

Education

B.A., Politics at The Catholic University of America



Grassroots Field Director
Republican National Committee

Nonprofit; 51-200 employees; Political Organization industry

August 2012 – Present (3 months) Virginia

Manage a team of 15-20 grassroots canvassers, conducting voter registration drives, staffing political rallies, organizing Get Out the Vote Efforts.
Congressional Intern
U.S. House of Representatives

Government Agency; 10,001+ employees; Legislative Office industry

September 2011 – December 2011 (4 months) The Hon. Mike Kelly

­ - Researched issues, policies and bills pertinent to the office. Prepared research regarding the U.S., Columbia Free Trade Agreement which aided the Congressman in his decision to support the agreement.
­ - Attended briefings for four staff members and composed concise reports on the content of the briefings, often bringing in outside information and personal insight where appropriate.
­ - Handled office duties such as answering phones (approx. 120 per day), receiving and distributing mail, emails, faxes, etc.
­ - Maintained constituent contact information on IQ Database and wrote constituent letters on a variety of topics.
­ - Served constituents’ needs in a professional and courteous manner.
Operations and New Media Intern
Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute

Public Policy industry

May 2011 – August 2011 (4 months)

­ - Researched policies and organizations related to international law, sovereignty and human rights.
­ - Conducted research on global economic and social development strategies at the U.N, State Department, and other international organizations.
­ - Researched U.S. and Chinese demographic trends and policies, and subsequent national security ramifications.
­ - Developed innovative means of communication via social media, including managing Facebook, Twitter, and blogs.
­ - Oversaw travel plans for work-related persons and conferences, including coordinating over 30 individual itineraries to arrive at the same time and place while minimizing the travel costs.
­ - Authored a press release on a UN youth program initiative which reached an audience of over 400,000 subscribers around the world.
­ - Managed office operations, answered phones, sorted mail, sent faxes, conducted mass mailings.
­ - Assisted management of finances, invoices and accounting paperwork for the office.
­ - Covered meetings and events in and around the Capitol to represent C-FAM and to gather information and contacts relevant to C-FAM’s work.
Host
Capitol City Brewing Company

May 2011 – August 2011 (4 months)

- Greet guests and seat them according to restaurant protocols and guidelines.
- Answer phones and provide excellent customer service.
- Manage reservations and walk-in parties to maximize the effectiviness of restaurant floor seating.
- React quickly to unexpected situations which may arise and deal with them in a timely and efficient manner while maintaining customer service standards.
Hall Security Assistant
Catholic University Residence Life

September 2010 – May 2011 (9 months)

- Staff dormitory entrance desks during evening and nighttime periods.
- Assist in administration of campus visitation and other policies.
- Ensure dormitory safety.
Education
The Catholic University of America
B.A., Politics

2008 – 2012

Sub-concentration in World Politics
Minor in Philosophy

Activities and Societies: Homeless Food Runs, Relay for Life, Habitat For Humanity, Intramural Flag Football, Intramural Soccer, Esto Vir (Catholic Spirituality and Service Group)
Additional Information

Interests:

Current events, travel, cooking, fitness, economics and personal finance, community service, history, military strategy, social justice and rule of law
Groups and Associations:

Boy Scouts of America, Esto Vir, Habitat for Humanity

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Honors and Awards:

CUA Honors Program
Pi Gamma Mu (International Honor Society in Social Sciences)
Phi Sigma Tau (International Honor Society in Philosophy)
Dean's List
O'Hagan Poetry Prize (2012)
Eagle Scout


Supersedeas

(20,630 posts)
65. If his credentials are legit...how did it life come to this??
Mon Oct 22, 2012, 03:56 PM
Oct 2012

Then, I realized the whole Ayn Rand self-reliance and self-responsibility things, so his history and credentials do not really matter.

emsimon33

(3,128 posts)
54. Good! I hope that they throw him in jail for a loooooong time!
Fri Oct 19, 2012, 03:30 AM
Oct 2012

Given that it is VERY difficult for felons ever to get their right to vote back again in the state of Virginia, this guy should REALLY enjoy his time in a Virginia jail or prison!

musiclawyer

(2,335 posts)
56. Re tweet and Facebook everywhere
Fri Oct 19, 2012, 06:02 AM
Oct 2012

Everyone. Send it to every pol and media type you know who will discuss in depth

wordpix

(18,652 posts)
58. fine print: "there is the possibility that additional charges may be filed in the future" --
Fri Oct 19, 2012, 09:03 AM
Oct 2012

get them ALL, Sheriff.

I don't doubt this scheme goes to the top of PA's Repuke hierarchy.

Reichstag, here we come if these guys aren't stopped

TomCADem

(17,387 posts)
64. The GOP Cheating Its Way To Compete
Sat Oct 20, 2012, 04:47 PM
Oct 2012

Voter suppression and lies appear to be their main path to victory.

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