Credit to NBC News Article by Haddon Lockyer A former Democratic congressman from Philadelphia, PA, has pleaded guilty to multiple different crimes involving the tampering of several elections in favor of Democrat politicians, the Department of Justice announced Monday. U.S. Congressman Michael Myers, 79, pleaded guilty to "conspiracy to deprive voters of civil rights, bribery, obstruction of justice, falsification of voting records, and conspiring to illegally vote in a federal election for orchestrating schemes to fraudulently stuff the ballot boxes for specific Democratic candidates in the 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 Pennsylvania elections," U.S. Attorney Jennifer Arbitter Williams wrote in a Monday press release for the DOJ. Myers bribed Domenick Demuro, the Judge of Elections in the 36th and 39th districts in South Philadelphia, to carry out his criminal plans. Demuro, at Myers's request, illegally added votes in favor of Democrat candidates. In the press release, Williams wrote: "Myers admitted to bribing Demuro to illegally add votes for certain candidates of their mutual political party in primary elections. Some of these candidates were individuals running for judicial office whose campaigns had hired Myers, and others were candidates for various federal, state, and local elective offices that Myers favored for a variety of reasons. Myers would solicit payments from his clients in the form of cash or checks as “consulting fees,” and then use portions of these funds to pay Demuro and others to tamper with election results." Williams went on to state that Myers paid Demuro anywhere from $300 to $5,000 per election to change vote totals. After receiving payment, Demuro would add fraudulent votes to vote totals via the voting machines in the 36th and 39th district. However, Demuro wasn't the only judge who helped Myers in his election fraud schemes. Former Judge of Elections in the 39th District's 2nd division, Marie Beren, was driven by Myers to polling stations almost every election day. During the drive, Myers would instruct Beren which candidates should be given fraudulent ballots. "Myers acknowledged in court that on almost every Election Day, Myers transported Beren to the polling station to open the polls. During the drive to the polling station, Myers would advise Beren which candidates he was supporting so that Beren knew which candidates should be receiving fraudulent votes. Inside the polling place and while the polls were open, Beren would advise actual in-person voters to support Myers’ candidates and also cast fraudulent votes in support of Myers’ preferred candidates on behalf of voters she knew would not or did not physically appear at the polls." Beren and her accomplices would also falsify polling books by "recording the names, party affiliation, and order of appearances for voters who had not physically appeared at the polling station to cast his or her ballot in the election." Both Demuro and and Beren pleaded guilty to their crimes earlier: Demuro plead guilty in May of 2020, while Beren plead guilty in October of 2021. Myers served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1976 to 1980. His past is full of crimes and corruption, and he was expelled from Congress in 1980 after being caught taking bribes. The investigation into Myers's crimes was completed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Pennsylvania State Troopers. Speaking of the crimes, Williams said: “Voting is the cornerstone of our democracy. If even one vote has been illegally cast or if the integrity of just one election official is compromised, it diminishes faith in process." Myers Credit to NBC10 Philadelphia The news of Myers's voting manipulation comes as fears about voter fraud linger heading into the 2022 midterm elections. Primaries for the elections are already underway, and updates can be found on our Election H.Q. page. Have something to say about this article? Comment below! The Informed Youth is America's newest conservative source for reliable and factual news, brought to you by the Nation's patriotic young people. Learn more about us by clicking here, and sign up for our mailing list below. If you would like to support our cause, click the Donate button below. NOTE: Running out of great Conservative gear to wear? I feel you. I guess it's time for you to do some shopping! For the latest Pro-America gear on the market, click here. Plus, if you decide to upgrade your Conservative wardrobe, you'll be helping US out TOO! Now, how cool is that? SHOP NOW!
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