Alleged Voter Fraud Involving Missing Chairman & the Dead

A NEWS10 Exclusive: dirty political tricks within the ranks of Rensselaer County Republicans, involving forged signatures - one of them, possibly, of a dead woman!

But that is far from the only twist in this case, which got underway Friday. In fact, the political intrigue could also involve a town chairman, who is among the missing. NEWS10's John McLoughlin was the only TV reporter in court, as the civil case got started.

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And in a shocking development Friday, the town GOP admits in court that its chairman, Vincent Sculco - a high-level patronage job-holder during the Pataki days - submitted 42 forged signatures.

"This was one person, that perhaps did something very wrong," says Jeffrey Cleary, supervisor candidate.

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