Henrilynn Ibezim, a former Democrat mayoral candidate in New Jersey, admitted to forging voter registration applications during the 2021 Democrat primary.
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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Henrilynn Ibezim, a former Democrat mayoral candidate in New Jersey, has pleaded guilty to forging nearly 1,000 voter registration applications. The applications were forged during a 2021 primary for the Plainfield mayoral seat. 📺 DETAIL: On Thursday, Henrilynn Ibezim, a former Democrat mayoral candidate, pleaded guilty to voter registration fraud. Most of the forged applications were filled out by only three or four people. In addition to forging voter registration applications, Ibezim also attempted to coach a witness on how to respond to questions from law enforcement, instructing the witness not to “admit anything.” Ibezim admitted to delivering a bag of forged applications to a post office in Elizabeth, New Jersey, with the intention of mailing them to the registration office in Union County. The announcement of Ibezim’s guilty plea came via New Jersey’s Office of the Attorney General. 🎯 IMPACT: As part of a plea agreement, Ibezim pleaded guilty to one count of third-degree forgery. Prior to the plea agreement, Ibezim was also facing eight other counts, including witness tampering and election fraud. This case underscores the threat posed by voter fraud to election integrity. In April, the North Carolina State Board of Elections identified approximately 34,000 dead people still on the state’s voter rolls, indicating that there are other vehicles for substantial election fraud. 💬 KEY QUOTE: “It is crucial to our system of government that those who engage in illegal and bad-faith conduct during elections be held accountable.” – Attorney General Jennifer Davenport. |
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