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workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
Wed Mar 6, 2019, 12:52 PM Mar 2019

Total Of Four North Carolina Workers In Election Fraud Scheme Now Arrested

By Kate Riga March 6, 2019 9:23 am

A grand total of four election workers charged in the absentee ballot scheme in North Carolina’s Ninth District have now been arrested.

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 Thompson’s 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.

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/four-north-carolina-workers-in-election-fraud-scheme-now-arrested
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Total Of Four North Carolina Workers In Election Fraud Scheme Now Arrested (Original Post) workinclasszero Mar 2019 OP
"Harris has ducked out of the race, citing ill health" jberryhill Mar 2019 #1
He's sick over getting caught cheating TeamPooka Mar 2019 #3
Probably all republicans too, the 4 workers charged...amazing how their claims of ... SWBTATTReg Mar 2019 #2
Great, you arrested the peons... now how about arresting the guy who hired these crooks? RockRaven Mar 2019 #4
Doesn't that fall under the heading of oswaldactedalone Mar 2019 #5
 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
1. "Harris has ducked out of the race, citing ill health"
Wed Mar 6, 2019, 12:54 PM
Mar 2019

Oh, he was healthy enough to want to be elected and serve his term, but now he's too ill?

Asswipe.

SWBTATTReg

(22,114 posts)
2. Probably all republicans too, the 4 workers charged...amazing how their claims of ...
Wed Mar 6, 2019, 01:06 PM
Mar 2019

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)
4. Great, you arrested the peons... now how about arresting the guy who hired these crooks?
Wed Mar 6, 2019, 01:12 PM
Mar 2019

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?

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