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By Kate Riga March 6, 2019 9:23 am
McCrae Dowless, the ringleader of the plot and campaign employee of Republican Mark Harris, was arrested last week on seven charges.
According to an ABC affiliate, three of his employees Tonia Gordon, Matthew Mathis and Caitlyn Croom were arrested this week on similar, but fewer, charges.
Employee Rebecca Thompsons arrest is expected to be coming down the pike.
The North Carolina Board of Elections tossed the tainted race and set a new one for September 10. Harris has ducked out of the race, citing ill health. Democrat Dan McCready eagerly jumped back in and has been vigorously fundraising.
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jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Oh, he was healthy enough to want to be elected and serve his term, but now he's too ill?
Asswipe.
TeamPooka
(24,223 posts)SWBTATTReg
(22,114 posts)voter fraud is turned against them of all people. Wish the best for Mr. McCready, and hope for a taint-free, normal election in that he's the clear winner. They should have awarded the earlier election to McCready, but that's okay. If he won before, he'll win again. Harris was trying his best to get the election authorities to give him the election and they didn't buckle and give him the win.
Harris had to know what was going on. He had to know of this guy (Dowless) reputation in 'winning' elections. By running away and not running in the new elections I don't think that he's absolved anything, if anything, he's made it worse...
RockRaven
(14,966 posts)Harris was warned, repeatedly, by his own son (an assistant US attorney) that this was a criminal enterprise, and he went ahead and hired them anyway. Then he gave false testimony to the election board. Why hasn't he been charged too?
oswaldactedalone
(3,491 posts)"It Only Matters if You're a Democrat"