Tue March 9, 2010MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - The community organizing group ACORN defended its voter registration drive in Milwaukee, after 2 of its workers were charged with felony election fraud. 36-year-old Maria Miles of Milwaukee and 26-year-old Kevin Clancy of Racine were accused of trying to sign up the same voters more than once – so they could meet ACORN’s quota of 20 signatures per day. It happened during the 2008 presidential campaign.
Former ACORN organizer Carolyn Castore said Miles and Clancy were fired after the group discovered the fraud before anybody else did. And Castore called it a “victimless crime,” since it was caught before anyone could actually vote illegally. But according to prosecutors, Miles told investigators that ACORN workers were quote, “all hoodlums” with criminal histories – and they were going to “do whatever they had to do” to get the money each day. ACORN has been dogged by allegations of voter registration fraud – and Congress voted last year to cut off its federal funding.
Miles and Clancy were among 5 Milwaukee area people charged Monday with voter fraud. A husband and wife were accused of voting twice in ’08, and Milwaukeean was charged with illegally voting as a convicted felon.
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Former ACORN organizer Carolyn Castore said Miles and Clancy were fired after the group discovered the fraud before anybody else did. And Castore called it a “victimless crime,” since it was caught before anyone could actually vote illegally. But according to prosecutors, Miles told investigators that ACORN workers were quote, “all hoodlums” with criminal histories – and they were going to “do whatever they had to do” to get the money each day. ACORN has been dogged by allegations of voter registration fraud – and Congress voted last year to cut off its federal funding.
Miles and Clancy were among 5 Milwaukee area people charged Monday with voter fraud. A husband and wife were accused of voting twice in ’08, and Milwaukeean was charged with illegally voting as a convicted felon.
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