CA Signature Gatherer Agrees To Plead Guilty In Voter Registration Scheme

Federal authorities allege that Armstrong frequently solicited signatures in the Skid Row area of downtown Los Angeles because of its large concentration of people willing to sign petitions in exchange for cash.

According to her plea agreement, Armstrong regularly paid between $2 and $3 to induce individuals to sign petitions.

Prosecutors also said that when some homeless individuals lacked a permanent address, Armstrong occasionally instructed them to use one of her former Los Angeles addresses on voter registration forms.

Those forms simultaneously registered individuals to vote in both California and federal elections.

First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli called the case a clear example of voter fraud during a news conference announcing the plea agreement.

“This is not an allegation, this is not a theory, this is an example of admitted voter fraud,” Essayli said.