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PIN Concurrence and EDMI Declination Email Chain (2021)

Email chainFeb 11, 20214 pagesPIN EDMI declination - RELEASE MARKED.pdf

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  • PIN concurred in a full field, grand jury investigation into allegations involving 'blue cards' but did not concur with a specific investigation focused purely on voter-registration fraud investigated by state officials, barring further predication.

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  • Approximately 8,000–10,000 voter registration applications were flagged as potentially fraudulent, with issues including non-existent addresses, invalid phone numbers, signature-matching problems, and same/similar handwriting, all originating from the same company.

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  • Michigan State Police executed a search warrant and found boxes of 'blue cards' or reloadable debit cards, which were used to pay workers bringing in voter applications.

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  • As of August 12, 2021, a party informally advised no further action should be taken in the Western District of Michigan, and the status of any authorization for the Eastern District investigation was unknown.

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8/12/2021 — a party informally advised no further action should be taken in this District at that time; the status of any authorization for the Eastern District investigation was unknown (p.1).

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4/1/2021 (PIN) — PIN concurred in the preliminary step of contacting state/local election and law-enforcement authorities to gather more information; recommended requesting an assessment of the number/percentage of registrations determined fraudulent/inaccurate and the types of fraudulent information (fictitious names, non-existent/incorrect addresses); no federal public statement to be made (p.2).

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PIN asked to be advised of any pending election contests/litigation in the relevant jurisdictions and any candidate contacts with prosecutors/agents (p.2–3).

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3/11/2021 (PIN) — PIN concurred in proceeding with a full field, grand jury investigation into allegations involving the "blue cards," but did NOT concur at that time (barring further predication) with a specific investigation focused purely on the voter-registration fraud investigated by state officials (p.2).

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2/11/2021 (FBI summary) — On October 5, 2020, the Muskegon Clerk's Office began receiving applications flagged as potentially fraudulent (non-existent addresses, invalid phone numbers, signature-matching issues, same/similar handwriting); applications came from the same company; on October 8, 2020, a subject came in person to drop off more; in total about 8,000–10,000 applications were mailed (p.3).

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Michigan State Police executed a search warrant on October 29, 2020; SAs viewed the site and noted boxes with "blue cards" or reloadable debit cards; subsequent MSP interviews indicated the organization used these cards to pay workers bringing in voter applications (p.3).

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The referral notes a venue split: part in the Eastern District of Michigan, Muskegon in the Western District of Michigan (p.3).

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