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Article: Firing of US attorneys puts new focus on voter fraud.(USA)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- April 5, 2007
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Byline: Peter Grier Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
WASHINGTON -- The amounts of money involved seem small, almost trivial. Some of the East St. Louis, Ill., residents were paid only $5 or $10 for their vote. But handing out this old-fashioned walking-around cash still earned Sandra Stith a fine and a year's probation in a federal case wrapped up in 2006. According to Justice Department documents, Ms. Stith admitted that she had used money received from the St. Clair County Democratic Committee to influence votes for president and various Illinois races in the general election of Nov. 2, 2004. As this case shows, voter fraud still exists. Strictly ...