Michigan Voter-Registration Investigation

Canvasser Interview — Widespread Fake Registrations

FBI FD-302 interview reportDec 12, 20233 pagesFBIMichigan Witness Interview Widespread Fake Registrations RELEASE MARKED.pdf

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Key Insights

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  • A supervisor explicitly instructed over 100 employees to 'just fill them in' and demonstrated by filling out a blank application with made-up information, directing them to submit fake registrations if they couldn't get enough real ones.

  • The witness personally submitted approximately 100 fake voter-registration applications with made-up names and Social Security numbers, and estimated there could be thousands of fake applications in total.

  • Employees were paid based on the number of completed registrations submitted each day, incentivizing the submission of fraudulent applications to meet quotas of seven to ten per shift.

  • Rejected unsigned forms were picked up by other employees, signed, and turned in for credit, indicating a systematic practice of recycling and falsifying applications.

  • The operation was described as 'huge' with operations in other states, and the office was shut down immediately after a police search warrant was executed.

11 sourced claims

The job was to stand outside businesses asking people to register; there were over 100 people doing the same job in the Muskegon area; employees were paid based on how many completed registrations they submitted each day (p.1).

p.1

In Fall 2020 the witness was hired at an office (previously an eyeglass store) to register people to vote; the office was run by a tall, thin white male (p.1).

p.1

The white male told employees the organization was huge with operations in other states and that the best performers could travel to other states to work (p.1).

p.1

Once police executed the search warrant at the office, employees were told the job assignment was over (p.1).

p.1

She was told to submit seven to eight applications per shift working alone, or ten per shift per person when working with another employee; she was paid approximately $800 each payday via debit cards loaded weekly (p.2).

p.2

The witness confirmed she filled out two canvasser contracts and was shown 22 completed applications ("Similar Hand A"); after being told the applications appeared fabricated, she stated that a supervisor `[REDACTED]` told all employees that if they couldn't get enough applications they should "just fill them in," demonstrated at a meeting of over 100 employees by filling out a blank application with made-up information and saying "this is what I mean" (p.2).

p.2

She was instructed by a supervisor to put any number for the SSN (but not her own SSN or DOB) and could make up names or use anyone else's name; she would return to the office and fill in enough blank sheets with made-up people to reach her daily quota (p.2).

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Rejected unsigned forms left around the office would be picked up, signed, and turned in for credit by some employees; there were long lines at the end of each shift turning in applications (p.2).

p.2

She stated it "would not surprise" her that there were thousands of fake applications; she blamed the supervisor and the white male; there were no posters or instructions telling employees not to turn in fake applications; she said employees were "just doing what they were told" and knew it was fraud (p.2–3).

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She noted a couple of black males (described by height/build) who "always worked together and seemed fishy" and whispered to each other; she did not know if the group was trying to impact the election or make money (p.3).

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The witness estimated she personally submitted 100 fake voter-registration applications with made-up information; she collected legitimate applications during the same period (p.3).

p.3

Canvasser Interview — Widespread Fake Registrations — Election Integrity Archive