Voter fraud conviction in Texas – six months

Starr County Commissioner Raul “Roy” Peña Jr. was sentenced to six months’ probation and a $500 fine for fraud committed during this year’s Democratic primary.

Read more at the Dallas Morning News.

“Pena, who wasn’t up for re-election during the March primary, on Feb. 26 drew scrutiny when he arrived at a Rio Grande City post office with 56 mail-in ballots.”