{"id":10125,"date":"2026-05-18T16:22:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T16:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=10125"},"modified":"2026-05-18T16:22:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T16:22:13","slug":"la-woman-illegally-paid-homeless-people-to-register-to-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=10125","title":{"rendered":"LA woman illegally paid homeless people to register to vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A woman from Marina Del Ray has admitted to illegally paying homeless people on Skid Row to register to vote in what prosecutors say is a 20-year scheme tied to illegal petition signature collection. <\/p>\n<p>On several occasions, she even let homeless people use her own address to register, meaning mail-in ballots could be sent to her home, a plea agreement obtained by The California Post states. <\/p>\n<p>Brenda Lee Brown Armstrong, 64, also known as \u201cAnika,\u201d took a plea deal for one felony count of paying another person to register to vote in a federal election, prosecutors announced Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The charge carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Harmeet K. Dhillon speaks at the IAC National Summit 2026 at The Diplomat Beach Resort on January 17, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Brenda Lee Brown Armstrong, 64, also known as \u201cAnika,\u201d took a plea deal for one felony count of paying another person to register to vote in a federal election, prosecutors announced Monday. <span class=\"credit\">Citizen Journalism Foundation<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The Skid Row area in Los Angeles, California on January 15, 2026.  <span class=\"credit\">Jonathan Alcorn for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cFalse registrations undermine Americans\u2019 faith in elections \u2013 even more so when payoffs are involved,\u201d said Assistant Attorney General\u00a0Harmeet K. Dhillon\u00a0in a statement. \u201cThis Justice Department is committed to ensuring that all U.S. elections are fair and free from illegal meddling \u2013 so that all Americans can accept the results with confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors allege Armstrong targeted Skid Row because of its dense homeless population and regularly offered cash payments \u2014 typically between $2 and $3 \u2014 to persuade people to sign petitions. <\/p>\n<p>The case centers in part on an incident that allegedly occurred on Jan. 30, 2026, when Armstrong knowingly paid another person for the purpose of getting them to register to vote in federal elections. The payment ranged from money or cigarettes, and phone cords, according to the plea agreement reviewed by the California Post.<\/p>\n<p>Armstrong worked for roughly two decades as a paid petition circulator, collecting signatures for California ballot initiatives, recalls and referendums across the Los Angeles area, according to the Department of Justice.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to 2025, authorities say Anika expanded the operation by also paying individuals to complete voter registration forms.<\/p>\n<p>A video shot by conservative media figure James O\u2019Keefe and reposted by an account called \u201cReal America\u2019s Voice\u201d shows a woman handing cash to a homeless person.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow because you haven\u2019t registered, I need to register you so I can get paid too. I\u2019m paying you guys, I need to get paid,\u201d the woman, who appears to be Anika, says in the video.<\/p>\n<p>The video alleges the woman was caught on camera at least 28 times.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">UNDERCOVER VIDEO ALLEGES CASH-FOR-VOTES SCHEME IN CALIFORNIA \ud83d\udea8<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesOKeefeIII?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JamesOKeefeIII<\/a>&#8216;s hidden-camera investigation shows petitioners were caught handing cash to homeless individuals to register to vote \u2014 while allegedly encouraging fake addresses and filming dozens of incidents\u2026 <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ps7VCYwgN8\">pic.twitter.com\/Ps7VCYwgN8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Real America&#8217;s Voice (RAV) (@RealAmVoice) <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealAmVoice\/status\/2055702317283078149?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 16, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>California election law allows homeless people to legally vote if they meet standard requirements, including citizenship, residency and age.<\/p>\n<p>Homeless voters may register using a shelter, park, cross streets or another location where they regularly stay, even if they do not have a traditional residential address, according to the California Secretary of State.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn several occasions, Armstrong provided a homeless individual with her own former address in Los Angeles so they had something to write on the registration form,\u201d according to the press release. <\/p>\n<p>Because California automatically mails ballots to registered voters, prosecutors said the registrations created the possibility that ballots could be sent to Armstrong\u2019s address instead of to the homeless people who registered to vote.<\/p>\n<p>Armstrong is set to appear Monday morning in United States District Court in Santa Ana for her initial hearing and is expected to formally plead guilty in the weeks ahead.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation was led by the\u00a0Federal Bureau of Investigation\u00a0and the\u00a0United States Attorney\u2019s Office for the Central District of California.<\/p>\n<p>The primary election is scheduled for June 2, with mail-in ballot voting already underway, and the general election set for November.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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