Two charged with election fraud for fake Tea Party filings

The Northerner

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Fri Mar-18-11 10:08 PM
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Two charged with election fraud for fake Tea Party filings

Edited on Fri Mar-18-11 10:31 PM by The Northerner

Two former Oakland County Democratic Party workers face felony charges from a six-month grand jury investigation into allegations of election fraud.

Jason Bauer, the former political director for the county party, and Mike McGuinness, the former county party chairman, arraigned on Wednesday in Oakland County Circuit Court before Judge James Alexander.

They were each charged with three counts of uttering and publishing and perjury, while Bauer also faces three counts of a violation of the Michigan Notary Act. The charges range from 1-year misdemeanors to a 15-year felonies.

McGuinness and Bauer were given a $25,000 personal bond. Their next court date was scheduled before Alexander at 11 a.m. on April 15.

The charges were released during an afternoon news conference by Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard and Oakland County Prosecutor Jessica Cooper.

Read more: http://www.dailytribune.com/articles/2011/03/17/news/doc4d82028719629831625025.txt

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Luminous Animal

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Fri Mar-18-11 10:14 PM
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1. Good. It was a stupid thing to do.

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The Wielding Truth

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Fri Mar-18-11 10:27 PM
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2. They were charged, but it takes more than RW evidence to make me trust these charges.

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midnight

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Fri Mar-18-11 10:40 PM
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3. Did Ann Coulter ever face felony charges for voting in two different percents for the same election?

No, I don't think so....

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eowyn_of_rohan

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Fri Mar-18-11 10:59 PM
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4. ug - I accidentally hit "recommend" - wish i could undo it.

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Scuba

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Sat Mar-19-11 05:25 AM
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7. I got your back. n/t

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eowyn_of_rohan

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Sat Mar-19-11 06:57 AM
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10. thanks

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Turbineguy

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Fri Mar-18-11 11:02 PM
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5. Let me guess

Their correct spelling on the forms was a dead giveaway

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Scuba

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Sat Mar-19-11 05:25 AM
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6. "Fake Tea Party" is redundant. n/t

Edited on Sat Mar-19-11 05:49 AM by Scuba

(edited to account for early a.m. brain lock)

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teamster633

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Sat Mar-19-11 05:39 AM
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8. It's not an oxymoron,

but it is redundant.

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Scuba

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Sat Mar-19-11 05:49 AM
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9. You're of course correct. Too early this a.m.

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