Months after O’Keefe Media Group exposed a cash-for-ballots election fraud operation on Los Angeles Skid Row, and after the Department of Justice announced indictments and promised a sweeping investigation, we returned to the streets to see if anything had changed, and it hadn’t.
Our undercover journalists once again caught petition workers who were openly offering cash in exchange for signing a petition using someone else’s name.
“Alright, so the name you’re gonna write is gonna be Timothy Adams,” the petition worker instructed. “I’m gonna give you a name, write it down, I’ll give you two bucks.”
The individual operating the scheme didn’t mince words. He acknowledged it was illegal and even compared being questioned about his operation to asking a drug dealer about his prices, with LAPD officers nearby. “There’s a lot of f**kin police over here and he’s [homeless guy] always asking, like ‘How much are you paying to sign?’”
