In Part III of our undercover investigation into California’s cash-for-ballots operation, more hidden camera footage reveals petition circulators on Skid Row accessing an online database of registered voters to supply real names and addresses for forged signatures for cash.
Undercover footage shows fraudsters on Skid Row logging into what appears to be online.sigvalid.com (a restricted voter database). They enter a zip code and generic first name (e.g., “Chris”), pull up real registered voter records, and hand the details to homeless individuals with explicit instructions:
“You’re not gonna use your name… I’m giving you one.”
The circulator spells out the full name and address (e.g., “C-A-S-T-E-L-L-O”), after which the individual forges the signature on election petitions. Our journalists later tracked the names and addresses used in the footage. Residents confirmed the locations were accurate but denied ever signing the petitions.
“That’s my address… but that wasn’t me.”
Our team confronted Brenda Brown, whom we captured on tape paying cash for voter registration forms. Brown initially refused to speak on camera but she then allowed James O’Keefe inside her residence (with recording devices turned off). She reportedly provided a stack of unfinished petitions.
The unfinished petitions listed Stevon Nelson as the “Declaration of Circulator,” including his address, even though Brown actually collected the signatures. Nelson later admitted he only knew Brown casually and cut ties after learning she was paying homeless individuals on Skid Row. He also acknowledged signing petitions as the circulator despite not personally witnessing the signatures.
This violates California Elections Code § 104, which requires the circulator to sign a declaration in their own hand stating they personally circulated the section and witnessed the signatures being written, under penalty of perjury.
Documents show Brown received a paycheck from 1 Moore Petition, operated by Tony Moore. When confronted, Moore acknowledged past work with Brown but said he stopped dealing with her after learning of issues. He also admitted that petition companies catch fraud “all the time,” but claimed the state rarely prosecutes. Moore named SigValid.com as a tool used to check voter registration status, claiming it’s a public database. However, our footage shows the site requires login credentials.
Residents whose identities were used are demanding prosecution as our investigation highlights a scheme that may disenfranchise voters through fraud and identity misuse. The Department of Justice, which has requested OMG’s video evidence and sworn testimony regarding the federal felonies documented. Movement on the case has already begun, with hopes that recorded evidence will lead to arrests and real accountability.
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