US Justice Department probe ratchets up scrutiny into 9th District election fraud

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Candidates are filing this week for a May 14 special primary.

In a statement, Kim Westbrook Strach, executive director of the elections board, said the board is compiling records in response to the grand jury subpoena.


“We support the efforts of state and federal authorities to investigate and prosecute crimes against the elections process,” Strach said. “We hope that prosecutions in these cases will help restore voters’ confidence in our elections and serve as a strong deterrent to future elections fraud.”


Five people including Dowless have been arrested on state charges related to the absentee-ballot scheme. Dowless, 63, faces three felony charges of obstruction of justice, two charges of conspiracy to commit obstruction of justice and two charges of possession of absentee ballot.

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