Prosecutors in Pennsylvania are investigating a Democrat group in Arizona after discovering batches of “fraudulent” voter registration forms and mail-in ballot applications in the Keystone State.
A Pennsylvania prosecutor is investigating roughly 30 voter applications that were identified as “fraudulent.”
Officials have now linked several of the applications to an Arizona-based group that is working in Lancaster County where the fraud was detected.
The registration forms were spotted by the county’s board of elections officials, who then separated the forms and referred the matter for further investigation, Monroe County District Attorney Mike Mancuso said in a statement.
At least some of the forms were submitted by “Field and Media Corps,” an apparent subsidiary of Fieldcorp, an Arizona-based organization working in Lancaster County, according to Mancuso.
“The broader investigation continues with reference to Fieldcorp’s involvement,” he said.
The CEO and co-founder of Field and Media Corps is Francisco Heredia, a Democrat Mesa City Councilman.
Mancuso urged residents to remain calm.
The prosecutor noted that his office “is in regular contact and working with investigators from the Attorney General’s Office as well as others.”
“A further update will be made in the next day or so,” he said.
The news comes after election officials in Lancaster County reported the discovery of fraudulent documents.
They reported receiving two separate batches of apparently fraudulent or incomplete voter registration forms.
The 2,500 forms marked as suspicious either had false names, duplicative handwriting, or unverifiable or incorrect identifying information, officials said.
The issues prompted county election officials to notify both the Pennsylvania Department of State and the state attorney general’s office to open a criminal investigation.
The applications were reportedly collected in various spots across the county.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry sought to reassure voters in the Keystone State.
In a press release late Thursday, Henry asserted that her office has been working with respective counties on the apparent attempts to submit fraudulent ballots and investigate any organizations that may be responsible.
“While we will not be divulging sensitive information about these investigations, we want to clarify that the investigations regard voter registration forms, not ballots,” Henry said.
“These attempts have been thwarted by the safeguards in place in Pennsylvania.
“We are working every day with our partners to ensure a fair, free, and safe election.”
She added: “The investigations are ongoing, and offenders who perpetrated acts of fraud will be held accountable under the law.”
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