Los Angeles-area woman paid people experiencing homelessness to register to vote, federal prosecutors say

Woman paid people, including individuals without housing, to register to vote, DOJ says

Brenda Armstrong is expected to plead guilty to one felony count of paying another person to register to vote.

California woman illegally paid homeless people on Skid Row to register to vote

A 64-year-old woman admitted to violating election laws by paying homeless people on Skid Row in Los Angeles to register to vote.Brenda Lee Brown Armstrong worked as a paid petition signature gatherer for about two decades, according to a press release from the U.S.'Armstrong regularly paid and offered to pay individuals cash, usually in amounts between $2 and $3, to induce them to sign her petitions.'Armstrong, who is known as "Anika," has agre…

Woman Agrees to Plead Guilty to Paying People in Skid Row to Vote

A Los Angeles County woman who worked as a longtime signature collector for ballot initiatives has agreed to plead guilty to paying people, including homeless individuals in the Skid Row area of downtown Los Angeles, to register to vote, officials announced Monday. Brenda Lee Brown Armstrong, 64, of Marina del Rey, also known as “Anika,” has agreed to enter a plea on a future date to one count of paying another person to register to vote, a fede…

Woman Charged After Paying Homeless to Register to Vote

A Los Angeles woman has been charged with paying homeless individuals to register to vote after being caught on video by the O’Keefe Media Group’s undercover camera. Brenda Lee Brown Armstrong has been charged with “one felony count of paying another person to register to vote,” the DOJ explained. She has agreed to plead guilty. According to her plea agreement, Armstrong worked as a “petition circulator” for about twenty years. While working in …

Woman Pleads Guilty In 20-Year Scheme Using Homeless People For Voter Registrations

A Marina del Rey woman has agreed to plead guilty in a federal voter registration fraud case that prosecutors say stretched across nearly two decades and involved paying homeless individuals on Los Angeles’ Skid Row to register to vote. The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday that 64-year-old Brenda Lee Brown Armstrong, also known as “Anika,” was charged with one felony count of paying another person to register to vote, a federal offens…

Skid Row election scheme allegedly fueled by pocket-change payoffs busted by Trump DOJ

California woman allegedly paid homeless people on Skid Row to sign ballot petitions, paying them $2 to $3 per signature in an election-integrity scheme spanning roughly 20 years.