Second defendant in Minnesota voter fraud case pleads guilty

A second Nevada resident pleaded guilty Tuesday to filing fraudulent voter registration forms in Minnesota last year.

Ronnie Williams, a 58-year-old former Minnesota resident, is scheduled to be sentenced at a later date on the felony charge that carries a maximum five-year penalty, according to court records. Williams’s codefendant in the case, Lorraine Lee Combs, 57, pleaded guilty on June 23.

“Any attempt to undermine that process through fraud will be investigated and prosecuted,” acting U.S. Attorney for Minnesota Joseph Thompson said in a statement. “This case sends a clear message — election fraud will not be tolerated in Minnesota.”

Combs, who also previously lived in Minnesota but most recently resided in Nevada, agreed to a sentencing deal to serve up to six months in prison and up to three years on supervised release, court records in her case show. No similar arrangement appears in Williams’s case file.


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