NEW YORK CITY - Five out of six defendants surrendered to authorities Thursday morning to face charges in an election fraud case linked to last year's New York City Council primary in Flushing, Queens.
All six are being charged with absentee ballot fraud.
The arrests are the result of a long-term investigation which began after fellow Republican Dany Chen alleged Pai committed voter fraud on his way to winning the district's primary, and after 23 complainants claimed to prosecutors that they were disenfranchised.
The voters complained after they were told at a polling place that they had already voted.
"Normally, you might expect 10% or even 20% of the votes to come via absentee ballots. But here, the numbers of absentee ballots were massive, and those absentee ballots were weighted heavily in favor of James Pai," said Aaron Foldenauer, Dany Chen's attorney.
The margin of victory in the primary was just 181 votes.
"One of the most fundamental rights of American citizens is the right to vote, and any effort to harm the integrity of our elections is contrary to our nation's democratic values," Ung said.
https://abc7ny.com/post/6-charged-election-fraud-case-2023-nyc-council/15094430/
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