A Mexican who was deported decades ago for drug trafficking pleaded guilty this week to living illegally in Escondido under a false identity and fraudulently voting in the 2008 U.S. presidential election, federal authorities said Friday. Ricardo Lopez-Munguia, 45, pleaded guilty Thursday to attempted entry to the U.S. after deportation, making a false claim to U.S. citizenship, and voter fraud by an illegal alien, according to a statement from the U.S. attorney’s office. Guilty. Of voter fraud. Yet the North County Times thinks it’s relevant to point out that Despite accusations often leveled during or after elections, proven cases of voter fraud are exceedingly rare, according to several studies and reports. A policy brief by the New York University School of Law’s non-partisan Brennan Center for Justice said that voter fraud is “essentially irrational” and “a singularly foolish way to attempt to win an election”… Many instances of alleged voter fraud are later discovered to be simple clerical errors. Ignore the facts – the Brennan Center says voter fraud is “irrational” so how could it occur? Or maybe it was just a “clerical error.” Denying the fraud even while reporting it.
“Mexican Man Admits to Voter Fraud”
A Mexican who was deported decades ago for drug trafficking pleaded guilty this week to living illegally in Escondido under a false identity and fraudulently voting in the 2008 U.S. presidential election, federal authorities said Friday. Ricardo Lopez-Munguia, 45, pleaded guilty Thursday to attempted entry to the U.S. after deportation, making a false claim to U.S. citizenship, and voter fraud by an illegal alien, according to a statement from the U.S. attorney’s office. Guilty. Of voter fraud. Yet the North County Times thinks it’s relevant to point out that Despite accusations often leveled during or after elections, proven cases of voter fraud are exceedingly rare, according to several studies and reports. A policy brief by the New York University School of Law’s non-partisan Brennan Center for Justice said that voter fraud is “essentially irrational” and “a singularly foolish way to attempt to win an election”… Many instances of alleged voter fraud are later discovered to be simple clerical errors. Ignore the facts – the Brennan Center says voter fraud is “irrational” so how could it occur? Or maybe it was just a “clerical error.” Denying the fraud even while reporting it.