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irisblue

(34,253 posts)
Tue Aug 29, 2023, 02:19 AM Aug 2023

Shaker Heights lawyer who donated to Trump headed to prison in election fraud case

Source--https://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/2023/08/a-crime-on-every-citizen-shaker-heights-lawyer-who-donated-to-trump-headed-to-prison-in-election-fraud-case.

Cory Shaffer, cleveland.com

snip--"CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A judge on Monday sentenced a Shaker Heights attorney to three years in prison for illegally voting in the last two general elections.

Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Andrew Santoli called 56-year-old James Saunders’ actions “purposeful, intentional and cavalier” in handing down the maximum sentence. Santoli also fined Saunders $10,000.



snip--"Santoli found Saunders guilty of two felony counts of election fraud last week following a one-day trial held in July. Three witnesses -- elections officials from Cuyahoga County and Broward County, Florida, and an Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigations agent who examined the case -- testified that Saunders cast ballots in Florida and Ohio in each election."



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Shaker Heights lawyer who donated to Trump headed to prison in election fraud case (Original Post) irisblue Aug 2023 OP
Shaker Heights lawyer who donated to Trump headed to prison in election fraud case Fullduplexxx Aug 2023 #1
Three years sounds kind of harsh ... Auggie Aug 2023 #2
Good link here. (Yours sends me to a non page) Maraya1969 Aug 2023 #3
Thank you irisblue Aug 2023 #5
Why would anyone do that? When is one vote gonna make the difference that would rationalize 3Hotdogs Aug 2023 #4

Auggie

(31,798 posts)
2. Three years sounds kind of harsh ...
Tue Aug 29, 2023, 05:07 AM
Aug 2023

oh, screw it ... "Purposeful, intentional and cavalier" earns three years.

3Hotdogs

(13,394 posts)
4. Why would anyone do that? When is one vote gonna make the difference that would rationalize
Tue Aug 29, 2023, 06:37 AM
Aug 2023

a criminal charge?

I also recall reading several cases of double voting over the past 15 years. All but one, were Republicans.

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