Republican's 10-Month Probe for Non-Citizen Votes Leads to 4 Criminal Cases
"Those are the ones that clearly the individual knew what he or she was doing; we believe we would get a guilty verdict if the case went to trial. She also faces a federal indictment, filed in September. Some of the cases Kobach and Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab have highlighted involve legal permanent residents, or green card holders.
- ▪"Those are the ones that clearly the individual knew what he or she was doing; we believe we would get a guilty verdict if the case went to trial.
- ▪She also faces a federal indictment, filed in September.
- ▪Some of the cases Kobach and Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab have highlighted involve legal permanent residents, or green card holders.
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By Dan GoodingAssociate News Editor0ShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.A Republican attorney general who has spent years raising concerns about voter fraud is now pursuing four criminal cases in his state.Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach claimed 10 months ago there were likely thousands of cases of non-citizen voters in the state, mirroring claims within the GOP that immigrants are voting in large numbers across the United States."So the four is really the tip of the iceberg," Kobach told reporters on September 8. "Those are the ones that clearly the individual knew what he or she was doing; we believe we would get a guilty verdict if the case went to trial.
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