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Confessed Michigan Voter Fraud Sat Unprosecuted For Five Years

A Tennessee canvassing firm paid workers with prepaid debit cards to invent voters, and 85 percent of one FBI sample never existed.

  • The FBI sampled 107 forms and found 85 percent of listed voters did not exist.
  • Muskegon's clerk received 8,000 to 10,000 applications tied to the scheme in 2020.
  • DOJ's Public Integrity Section narrowed the probe in 2021; the case closed in 2025 uncharged.

Why it matters: A confession is not a prosecution; only the Justice Department decides which crimes are punished.

Declassified FBI-302 investigative memos on Muskegon, MI voter registration fraud probe (released July 2026, hosted as 'Muskegon FBI probe.pdf') ↗ · Jul 20, 20267/20/26 · ✓ Checked✓ Check