News Opinons Politics

Michigan Democrat Hit With Six Felony Charges for Alleged Voter Fraud Scheme

A once-celebrated Michigan Democrat has been charged with six felony counts for allegedly altering absentee ballots during the 2018 midterm elections.

But remember: You are the paranoid conspiracist for thinking voter fraud is real.

Sherikia Hawkins, 38, is accused of using her position as city clerk for the Detroit suburb of Southfield, Michigan, to alter as many as 193 absentee ballots, according to an affidavit highlighted by National Review’s Jack Crowe.


Hawkins, a registered Democrat, was arraigned Monday and charged with forgery of a public record and falsifying returns or records. She has been charged also with several counts of using a computer to commit a crime. Hawkins has been placed on paid administrative leave from her six-figure salary position pending the results of her trial.


Trump dances with soldiers at Fort Bragg as crowd erupts in patriotic ‘USA’ chants
Trump admin approves waivers for 3 states to ban soda, other junk food from public food programs
New York police officer and Good Samaritans save 68-year-old woman from vehicle engulfed in flames
Clash Between Social Media Influencers Leads to Deadly Shooting at Bellagio Fountains: Las Vegas Police
Trump Makes Alarming Accusation: Iran Is ‘Much More Aggressive’ Than ‘Just Days Ago’
Kentucky man charged with releasing raccoon into business after previous mule-riding incidents
Breaking: ABC Reporter Let Go Over Attack on Trump, Stephen Miller, as Woke Media Realize They’re Losing Culture War
Trump promises ‘very heavy force’ against anyone who protests military parade
Trump links Biden aide Lisa Monaco to autopen and immigration crisis
Fetterman emerges as Dems’ ‘voice of reason’ as LA burns, conservatives say
Breaking: Trump Restoring Confederate Generals’ Names to Bases Biden Re-Named
Newsom addresses Trump’s threat to arrest him as the two spar over LA riot response: ‘Point of no return’
Walmart faces GOP backlash after heiress backs ‘No Kings’ ad
Watch: Gravity-Defying MLB ‘Play of the Year’ Leaves Player’s Own Teammates Speechless
Trump brings receipts he called Newsom amid LA riots as California gov claims there wasn’t ‘even a voicemail’
See also  House Republican posts then deletes that Sikh should not be allowed to deliver Congress prayer

“The alleged misconduct was discovered after the Oakland County Clerk’s Office noticed that 193 voter files had been changed to reflect that the voters failed to include a valid signature or return date, when all of the implicated voters had in fact included both items,” Crowe explains. “The county clerk’s office later discovered the original voter files in the trash at the election-division office. The Michigan State Police then launched an investigation that resulted in Hawkins’s arrest.”

The suspended city clerk was released on a $15,000 bond.

“Voting is fundamental to the very essence of our democracy,” Michigan’s Democratic Attorney General Dana Nessel said this week at a news conference. “It is incumbent upon state governments to safeguard the electoral process and ensure that every voter’s right to cast a ballot is protected.”


Trump dances with soldiers at Fort Bragg as crowd erupts in patriotic ‘USA’ chants
Trump admin approves waivers for 3 states to ban soda, other junk food from public food programs
New York police officer and Good Samaritans save 68-year-old woman from vehicle engulfed in flames
Clash Between Social Media Influencers Leads to Deadly Shooting at Bellagio Fountains: Las Vegas Police
Trump Makes Alarming Accusation: Iran Is ‘Much More Aggressive’ Than ‘Just Days Ago’
Kentucky man charged with releasing raccoon into business after previous mule-riding incidents
Breaking: ABC Reporter Let Go Over Attack on Trump, Stephen Miller, as Woke Media Realize They’re Losing Culture War
Trump promises ‘very heavy force’ against anyone who protests military parade
Trump links Biden aide Lisa Monaco to autopen and immigration crisis
Fetterman emerges as Dems’ ‘voice of reason’ as LA burns, conservatives say
Breaking: Trump Restoring Confederate Generals’ Names to Bases Biden Re-Named
Newsom addresses Trump’s threat to arrest him as the two spar over LA riot response: ‘Point of no return’
Walmart faces GOP backlash after heiress backs ‘No Kings’ ad
Watch: Gravity-Defying MLB ‘Play of the Year’ Leaves Player’s Own Teammates Speechless
Trump brings receipts he called Newsom amid LA riots as California gov claims there wasn’t ‘even a voicemail’
See also  Piers Morgan slams Greta Thunberg’s ‘kidnapped’ claim as insult to hostages

Nessel continued, stressing that Hawkins is the exception and not the norm.

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, also a Democrat, has likewise sought this week to portray Hawkins’s alleged actions as out of the ordinary, telling a group of reporters that the allegations represent something very “rare” for the state.

That all may be true, but it is worth noting also that Detroit has something of a reputation now for allegations of electoral fraud and incompetence. Maybe it is all a coincidence. Then again, there are these felony charges against Hawkins. What are the odds this is really a one-off, a freak occurrence that just happens to play into additional allegations of voting irregularities in the greater Detroit metro area?

And to think: It was just a couple of months ago that the Michigan Democratic party honored Hawkins at its annual annual Legacy Dinner in Detroit, as Crowe helpfully notes. Before that, she was even listed in the Michigan Chronicle’s 2017 “40 under 40.”


Trump dances with soldiers at Fort Bragg as crowd erupts in patriotic ‘USA’ chants
Trump admin approves waivers for 3 states to ban soda, other junk food from public food programs
New York police officer and Good Samaritans save 68-year-old woman from vehicle engulfed in flames
Clash Between Social Media Influencers Leads to Deadly Shooting at Bellagio Fountains: Las Vegas Police
Trump Makes Alarming Accusation: Iran Is ‘Much More Aggressive’ Than ‘Just Days Ago’
Kentucky man charged with releasing raccoon into business after previous mule-riding incidents
Breaking: ABC Reporter Let Go Over Attack on Trump, Stephen Miller, as Woke Media Realize They’re Losing Culture War
Trump promises ‘very heavy force’ against anyone who protests military parade
Trump links Biden aide Lisa Monaco to autopen and immigration crisis
Fetterman emerges as Dems’ ‘voice of reason’ as LA burns, conservatives say
Breaking: Trump Restoring Confederate Generals’ Names to Bases Biden Re-Named
Newsom addresses Trump’s threat to arrest him as the two spar over LA riot response: ‘Point of no return’
Walmart faces GOP backlash after heiress backs ‘No Kings’ ad
Watch: Gravity-Defying MLB ‘Play of the Year’ Leaves Player’s Own Teammates Speechless
Trump brings receipts he called Newsom amid LA riots as California gov claims there wasn’t ‘even a voicemail’
See also  Trump National in Bedminster decries political motivations in brutal safety inspection

They may soon regret highlighting her service, depending on the outcome of her trial.

How times have changed.

Story cited here.

Share this article:
Share on Facebook
Facebook
Tweet about this on Twitter
Twitter