It looks like Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) is housing his own little Republican voter fraud factory at his NC crib.
Mike Rogers has several scoops, following up on this item from CBS News today:
The CBS News Investigative Unit has learned a man who was a field coordinator in Congressman Patrick McHenry’s (R-NC) 2004 campaign has been indicted for voter fraud in North Carolina.
The indictment charges that Michael Aaron Lay, 26, illegally cast his ballot in two 2004 Congressional primary run-offs in which McHenry was a candidate. The charges indicate that Lay voted in a district where it was not legal for him to vote.
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McHenry won the primary by only 86 votes.
Whoops. But Rogers’s version of the story reports a number of additional questionably-registered folks who appear to be living in McHenry’s house as well, along with a few additional juicy details (okay, rumors, but interesting ones) about the “unmarried” McHenry…
Did you see what this little snot McHenry did on the floor of the House ? I think this guy must have a small/micro penis, so to compensate he plays the “Big Boy – Macho Man” role incessantly.
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More details on the Patrick McHenry voter fraud.
By The Editor Of The North Carolina Conservative
Did Conflict of Interest influence the District Attorney’s decision not to pursue criminal prosecution against a Congressman’s roommate following allegations of election fraud?The 2004 10th District Congressional campaign was decided in a runoff election by a margin of 86 votes. But were all of those votes cast legally by voters who actually lived in the 10th District? The question was brought up in 2004, and the N.C. State Board of Elections investigated the claim that criminal violations of our State election laws took place in Gaston County during that election.The NCC has done its own investigation and discovered that during the 2004 election there were 6 people registered to vote using the address of the candidate, Patrick McHenry. The house listed as McHenry’s residence at 1100 Requa Road, Cherryville, was a three bedroom ranch style house. The NCC investigation revealed that several of the occupants of the house at 1100 Requa Road registered shortly before the August, 2004 primary. In particular, one occupant, Michael Aaron Lay, registered to vote in Gaston County while at the same time he was licensed to drive in Tennessee, operated a vehicle tagged in the State of Tennessee and attended the University of Tennessee as an in State student.Under Chapter 163 of our state statutes it is illegal to register to vote, or vote, in a precinct in which you are not a resident. Michael Aaron Lay was a Tennessee resident when he came to North Carolina to help Patrick McHenry in his bid for Congress. Lay enjoyed in-state tuition status and every indicator points to his continued status as a Tennessee resident. Lay has continued to live in Tennessee, and he has renewed his driver’s license in Tennessee since that time.Why, therefore, with such evidence pointing towards a non-resident registering and voting using a candidate’s address, did the District Attorney not investigate? Perhaps the answer to that question lies in the personal relationship between the Gaston County District Attorney, Michael Lands, and Patrick McHenry. Michael Lands, District Attorney for Gaston County, was a visible supporter of Patrick McHenry. He appeared on McHenry’s website at the top of the list of McHenry supporters and endorsed him personally. Members of Lands staff worked the polls for McHenry and helped staff his office. Yet, when he was presented with facts that pointed towards violations of our State election laws, Lands chose not to pursue the investigation. A District Attorney must in some cases where he is familiar with a suspect or has a close business or personal relationship, declare a conflict and seek outside or “special” prosecution to examine and determine whether to prosecute. Clearly, Mike Lands had aligned himself closely with McHenry and clearly Lands, currently a candidate for District Court Judge, had a conflict in deciding whether or not to pursue prosecution.The NCC calls on District Attorney Lands to explain his decision not to recognize a conflict of interest in this matter. Furthermore, we request that Attorney General Roy Cooper name special prosecution to investigate and if necessary prosecute for violations of our State laws in Gaston County. At the same time we call on the State Board of Elections to investigate whether candidates for office are “procuring” illegal voter registration and votes using staffers and housing paid for by the candidate’s committee. The right to vote in a particular precinct or district is reserved to true residents. An individual that moves to a district as a campaign worker at the candidate’s expense should be closely scrutinized when they register to vote as a resident of that district.
Brad,
I’ve only seen accounts of the Cherryville, NC sleepovers. Where did you see the “DC Pad” ones?
DC likely meant NC – North Carolina
Yup, I did mean NC not DC. Have corrected. Sorry ’bout that!
These guys need to call Ann Coulter or Rove. Ann has Roved this voter fraud territory and knows how to get down for relief.
This is because someone is stalking him…you’re allowed to break the law, if someone’s stalking you…
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Call me crazy, but if you’re stupid enough to try cheating on an election the least you could do is not have the people that are real close to you doing the cheating. You’ve pretty much thrown away plausable deniability the moment someone that lives with you is involved.
McHenry immediately goes into CYA mode over the charges of voter fraud committed by his campaign workers.
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McHenry’s attempt to spin the story as a “politically motivated” district attorney on “a three-year smear campaign” is difficult to believe.
First of all, the district attorney, Locke Bell, a Republican, is a political supporter of McHenry’s. He told the Charlotte Observer today that he had contributed money to and helped host a fundraiser for the congressman.
Also, Bell couldn’t have possibly participated in “a three-year smear campaign” against Lay and McHenry, as he only “inherited” the case recently when he became district attorney in January.
So, Gaston County District Attorney Locke Bell is actually a recently elected supporter of McHenry, not a long-time political opponent on a three-year quest to “attack” and “destroy” him. McHenry’s attacks are befitting of the man who has been called the “next Tom DeLay.”
http://thinkprogress.org/2007/0...enrys-attacks/