Skid Row residents were paid to sign ballot petitions with stolen identities, feds charge

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1. Thu, 10 September 2026

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   • latimes.com17:34first to report
     Skid Row residents were paid to sign ballot petitions with stolen identities, feds charge

     James Brass, 47, allegedly managed a team of signature collectors and also collected signatures himself for ballot petitions used to shape California law, according to a federal indictment returned Wednesday.

2. Fri, 11 September 2026

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   • The Guardian World22:09
     California petition worker arrested for allegedly paying people to forge voter signs

     Prosecutors say James Brass orchestrated scheme to pay people on LA’s Skid Row to duplicate registered voters’ signatures A California ballot petition worker has been arrested and charged with identity fraud for allegedly paying people on Los Angeles’ Skid Row to forge the signatures of registered voters. Prosecutors say James Brass, 47, orchestrated the scheme with the help of two signature collectors, 49-year-old Courtney Price and 33-year-old Jateisha Herron. Continue reading...