NY Man Indicted For Submitting 118 Absentee Ballot Applications
By: Shawn Fleetwood (The Federalist)
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Local authorities indicted a New York resident on Tuesday for allegedly submitting more than 100 absentee ballot applications during the state's 2022 Democrat primaries.
The office of Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz is charging resident Abdul Rahman with 140 counts on crimes related to "falsifying business records, criminal possession of a forged instrument and other crimes" regarding his alleged submission of 118 "falsified" absentee ballot applications during New York's Aug. 23, 2022, Democrat primaries.
Local authorities noted that Rahman's purported voter fraud scheme started to unravel when Queens voter Jordan Sandke went to vote in person in the aforementioned primary but was told he couldn't because "an absentee ballot had already been requested in his name." Following an investigation into the matter, authorities discovered an absentee ballot application had been filled out, signed, and dated in Sandke's name on Aug. 1, 2022, with Rahman listed as the person authorized to pick up and deliver the ballot.
As noted by Katz's office, however, Sandke "had not filled out, signed or submitted the application, and said he had never met [Rahman] or authorized him to pick up an absentee ballot on his behalf." New York law stipulates that only the person designated on a voter's ballot to pick up and deliver it may do so.
Investigators later determined Sandke's application was one of 118 Rahman allegedly dropped off at the Queens County Board of Elections office on Aug. 8, 2022, all of which named him as "the individual authorized to pick up the ballots." Thirty-two of these applications were ultimately approved by the office, which Rahman retrieved the ballots for the following day. Interviews conducted by law enforcement with several of the purported victims revealed that none of them submitted an absentee ballot application and did not permit Rahman "to pick up a ballot for them."
"Election integrity is the foundation of a viable, working democracy," Katz said. "We will vigorously prosecute anyone who threatens in any way to undermine that integrity. To investigate and prosecute anyone for voter fraud takes time and resources I am willing to commit."
Following his arraignment on Tuesday, Rahman is scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 30, 2024. If found guilty, he could face up to seven years in prison.
Hardest hit by Tuesday's indictments is America's legacy media, who for years have claimed U.S. elections are immune from irregularities or illegalities and labeled anyone who suggests otherwise as an "election denier." To keep their contrived narrative alive, many of these so-called "news" outlets have ignored stories involving voter fraud, such as Bridgeport, Connecticut's 2023 Democrat mayoral primary and Caddo Parish, Louisiana's recent sheriff election.
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Tell me again how there are no chances for irregularities during the elections.
When Trump stops all elections and makes voting illegal we will have 0 election fraud and America will be great again.
Better check your closet for the boogieman ….. BOO!!
Better check under your my pillow for election fraud. Yikes!
lol …. Excellent deployment of the Peewee Herman “I know you are but what am I” gambit …
"gambit"?
Who has claimed that there are no chances for irregularities in elections??
There are ~160 million registered voters in the USA. There are almost 340 million people in the USA. The likelihood that a tiny minority will engage in dishonesty is high.
What matters is the effect: the attempts rarely have any impact on the results. Never at the national level (e.g. the 2020 presidential election).
The notion that election fraud has significantly impacted USA elections, in particular the 2020 presidential election, remains utterly absurd.
But these "little" infractions should be where the focus is and where those doing it should be harshly punished.
By saying well, it was only a few and did not affect a nationwide election, is giving allowance for these incidents to continue, one day actually affecting a national election.....but somehow, I believe some will just shrug it off and believe that it was only a little amount so nothing to make a big deal about.
The thought that some simply brush off any irregularities as "minimal" is utterly absurd.
No, that was a rebuttal to the implication that these little infractions have made a difference — in particular, in the 2020 election.
They have not; not even remotely close. Those who focus on these minor blips are just trying to make an (incredibly feeble) argument in support of Trump's ridiculous claim that the election was rigged against him.
Maybe not in the larger sense, but any infraction dealing with votes could have implications in that if they are not handled harshly, then those that committed those infractions would be emboldened to do it again, maybe at a larger scale where those "little" infractions become big infractions that could affect a national election.
It seems that you are OK with vote manipulation as long as it does not interfere with a national election....or maybe they just happen to favor your "guy".
The focus is on the larger sense ... in particular, Trump's claim of a rigged election.
Where, specifically, do I write anything that suggests I am okay with vote manipulation? Back up your 100% bullshit accusation.
Your words in 1.2.2
By simply saying that have not had any implications is saying you are OK with it because there were no real implications..
Maybe next time you can say something along the lines of "I wholeheartedly condemn any kind of voter manipulation, but in this case, they have not, not even remotely close, had any real implications".
That would have cleared up any ambiguity.
Not even close; a profound failure in logic. I stated that those minor infractions had no impact on the results. That is, as I explained, countering the feeble arguments made by you and others in defense of Trump.
If there is ambiguity in your mind (in this case, my comment was quite clear), ask a qualifying question. You instead chose to leap to the ridiculous and entirely unfounded allegation that I am okay with vote manipulation.
And I said because of that, it would embolden those to keep doing it until it does have an impact, and by that time, no one would notice....or care as long as the problems go positively toward their guy.
"in defense of Trump."
delusional
"ask a qualifying question."
I'm sorry that you could not understand the question enough to give an answer.
Yes allowing people to get away with wrongdoing emboldens others. Not the point. That is deflecting from the point that bringing up minor instances of voter fraud is a just a feeble attempt to defend Trump.
Do you acknowledge that the election irregularities in 2020 were minor and that they had no impact whatsoever on the results of the presidential election?
Do you recognize that the presence of election wrongdoing has and will happen in every election in a nation of almost 332 million people?
Do you recognize then that anecdotal references to election wrongdoing do not in any way support Trump's claim that the election was stolen?
Yes, yes and never said I did.
Now, can you please save these answers somewhere so you do not ask them of me over and over. Gets really old when that happens. I feel like a broken record answering your questions sometimes.
Thanks
Then you agree with the point I made in my original comment @1.2 and your reply was simply deflection.
No, ALL of my replies have been on point.
Never said I didn't.
I simply pointed out how you are OK with voter wrongdoing as long as it does not affect an election at large.
Here you go again with the same lie. ⇡
You with your last sentence.
Good grief man, do you not see that I stated: "significantly impacted"? That does not in any way mean that there are no chances for irregularities. It means that the irregularities rarely change the results of USA elections and DID NOT impact the 2020 presidential election results.
As I noted (with supporting link) @1.2:
Yes, I did. You ask a question. I answered.
But only right wing conservatives are capable of that./s
Election fraud? We don’t have no stinking election fraud.
Their next argument will be "Well there is fraud; but it is only Republicans doing it."
When that fails, "There isn't enough fraud to change the outcome of any elections."
Or "Well he got caught so it was only attempted fraud" and the age old question, just like at the border, how many got away......
And there it is..................
Well, "Mr. Perfect" we knew/know we live in an IMPERFECT world so ADD MAGA perfection to us-if possible. What's that?! You can't. BTW, we all know the silliness of a game of perfection as it is played by those who like to pretend they can't understand anything that smacks of a 'color' other than black and white politics.
Aside from the wit: If you can't prove it with evidence, then it can't be answered or addressed by SILENCE. When you have the "goods" then you get the GOTCHA!
Btw, MAGA is the party of 'black and white' politics (no colors). . . so SUPPOSING there are more incidents that you haven't proven to be the case is not a consideration for you all.
I don't know what the problem is, they only do it to save democracy. S/
Who is "we all" and how did you get to be there spokesperson? I want a turn.
You sound upset. Are you upset that they got caught and it puts a lot of what's been pushed into question?
And no. This isn't the first instance of the Democrats being caught cheating.
As I stated before, this is not a collective stealing. And neither party has a lock on Stupid individual or group acts. . . so yes point them out and when you do so ACCEPT that: 1. As the GOP is fund of stating (with guns for instance) it is an instance of an individual case or group being taken to court/s!) That said, MAGA seems to have issues with the validity of UNELECTED judges being in charge of holding people accountable for their misdeeds.
So this appears to be an inconsistent case of favoring the courts when they do what you want and invalidating them when they don't. And yes, 'many' on both sides do that!
As for me, I don't sound like 'anything' in particular. Because I have no dog in the voting "irregularities" across this country. I don't do it and nobody I know does it. Sorry for the losers who "f-k" the system up when it is done, but it does no harm to my psyche either way!
In any case, Trump lost without a doubt. (Hint: 3,000 invalid votes if it was the case (it is not) would not have gotten him where he needed to be to win.)
Not the topic.
Not the topic. Only warning.
Opinions do vary.
3,000 we know of. Like it or not, those 3,000 put them ALL into question.
The "3,000" figure is made up as specified by (Hint: 3,000 invalid votes if it was the case (it is not) would not have gotten him where he needed to be to win.) being parenthetical.) So don't even try to make it real. It is not!
And Jeremy, if you or anybody else can control what I say in a comment that helps buoy my position as OFF-TOPIC then I need to avoid discussing anything at all with you or them!
It’s the opposite of “you people.”
No it's not. Wrong again. Or, you can always PROVE IT.
Or you could always answer the question of who "we all" are. See 2.1.6
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Or you can always mind your own business, since Sparty On brought in "you people" let HIM prove it. There really is no 'room' for you in this. As for your question at 2.1.6 if you can't figure out a simple sentence. . .
. . .written plainly without attempting to make a nuisance out of it that is on you. This 'ridiculousness' has gone on long enough. Enjoy your 'moment' of trying to make something out of nothing!
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So who is "we all"?
Sorry, I misread your post. I was thinking of Joe and my answer was in regards to Joe and Donald.
Completely agree.
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I was talking about biden and trump. I didn't realize they were members.
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Why is this funny? Do you believe the 2020 presidential election was stolen?
Which national elections do you believe were stolen?
What percentage of elections in the history of the USA do you believe were stolen?
Wow. When did YOU begin living in a perfect world. The system worked! This clown is caught and indicted. Don't mean that other clowns and clownish people are not out there. They most definitely are out there doing what CLOWNS AND THE CLOWNISH do. It's an INPERFECT world. That's one thing we all endure about our world. And, no one, important anyway, says there are not CLOWNS and CLOWNISH people out there doing this stuff. . . the issue has been does it affect the results of elections as a whole or do the CLOWNS AND CLOWNISH people actions affect overall results.
Funny. It seems to be the Democrat clowns getting caught. I wonder why that is.
Not smart?
You don't see the GOP clowns, because of blinders.
I don't recall hearing of anybody from the GOP stuffing ballots. We both know that if it was reported the left would be all over it.
“I don't recall hearing of anybody from the GOP stuffing ballots.”
Just GOP leadership systematically rolling back well established and long standing voter rights.
Like what? And be specific with which state or body of Congress
I don't see anything backing up your claim.
"Casting illegal ballots" another version of ballot stuffing, I think you have to agree.
NOTE: With this comment, I am moving on and away from this article, because I can't properly speak my mind. Bye.
And you don't think this brings it all into question?
Sounds like the system is working.