A ballot-harvesting racket in Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar's Minneapolis district - where paid workers illegally gather absentee ballots from elderly Somali immigrants - appears to have been busted by undercover news organization Project Veritas.
One alleged ballot harvester, Liban Mohamed, the brother of Minneapolis City Council member Jamal Osman, is shown in a bombshell Snapchat video rifling through piles of ballots strewn across his dashboard.
"Our investigation into this ballot harvesting ring demonstrates clearly how these unscrupulous operators exploit the elderly and immigrant communities" said James O'Keefe, founder and CEO of Project Veritas.
Also implicating Omar's campaign in the scheme is an anonymous Minneapolis-based former political worker, who told Project Veritas that, before Minnesota's primary elections Aug. 8, ballot harvesters "Took every single ballot" from elderly people in a Minneapolis public housing complex - the Charles Horn Towers.
"They will tell you, 'We are applying for your ballot.' They take a picture of your Social Security and your driver's license. They have a database. When the ballot comes, they track it. Sometimes, they make fake emails. They track the ballot. Then they come and pick up the ballot, unopened ...".
In one call, Mohamed allegedly explains ballot harvesting: "You request for the ballot. It will be sent to your house. You will fill it out and then send it."
Project Veritas' investigation raises serious concerns about the security of mail-in ballots, and intimidation of vulnerable voters.
https://nypost.com/2020/09/27/project-veritas-uncovers-ballot-harvesting-fraud-in-minnesota/
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