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California ‘Basically’ Decriminalized Voter Fraud, Top Federal Prosecutor Warns

A top federal prosecutor says California has “basically” decriminalized voter fraud by stripping away election safeguards used by other states.

Bill Essayli, first assistant U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, told the Daily Signal that federal prosecutors are fighting for access to the state’s voter rolls in federal court and investigating election fraud allegations as Americans head into the midterm elections.

“California has basically what I will call decriminalized voter fraud, or a lot of things that people consider voter fraud,” Essayli said. “The states have a lot of leeway as to how they want to run elections, and so California has just taken off all the safeguards that most states have to reassure the public that only eligible U.S. citizens are registered to vote and casting ballots in an election.”

Essayli’s office has launched multiple ongoing investigations into alleged voter fraud in the state. While Essayli said his office cannot discuss pending investigations, he mentioned federal charges against a woman accused of paying homeless people on Skid Row to register to vote with false........

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