A closer look at voter fraud crime and lax punishment in South Texas: A CHANNEL 5 NEWS investigation revealed that those caught voting illegally seldom face serious consequences for their actions. The investigation revealed that people found guilty of casting dozens of illegal votes in the Rio Grande Valley were sentenced to probation and community supervision. “You will find lack of integrity everywhere; it’s not just our area,” Hidalgo County Elections Administrator Yvonne Ramon said. Eric Holder said that voter fraud “rarely, if ever occurs, largely because few people are willing to risk felony charges to influence an election.” Democrat Virginia state senator Chap Petersen was more emphatic: “Voter fraud isn’t happening. No one would risk a felony conviction to give a politician one more vote.” Both are wrong. Voter fraud is happening, in part because few fraudsters are in fact risking felony convictions. Video at link.