RANDY ECONOMY: MY WORLD: NATIVO LOPEZ: Latino Political Activist Pleads Guilty to Voter Registration Fraud

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

NATIVO LOPEZ: Latino Political Activist Pleads Guilty to Voter Registration Fraud

Image via WikipediaLOS ANGELES – Political activist Nativo Lopez pleaded guilty today to voter registration fraud after a judge said jury selection would begin without further delay, the District Attorney’s office announced.
Judge William C. Ryan immediately sentenced the Orange County resident to three years probation and ordered him to complete 400 hours of community service. The remaining seven felony counts, including perjury, filing a false instrument and fraudulent voting, were dismissed by Deputy District Attorney Ed Miller with the Public Integrity Division.
Trial was scheduled to begin today on an eight-count Grand Jury indictment returned June 29, 2010. Lopez, 59, of Santa Ana, was charged with using leased office space in Boyle Heights to register to vote in 2006, even though he lived with his family in Orange County. Lopez also was charged with casting an illegal ballot in L.A. in the 2008 presidential primary.
The case was delayed several times when Lopez refused to identify himself to the court and was ordered to undergo three psychiatric evaluations. A judge in April ruled he was competent to stand trial.

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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

NATIVO LOPEZ: Latino Political Activist Pleads Guilty to Voter Registration Fraud

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