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).
p.1PIN 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.
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.
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.
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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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).
p.2PIN asked to be advised of any pending election contests/litigation in the relevant jurisdictions and any candidate contacts with prosecutors/agents (p.2–3).
p.23/11/2021 (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).
p.22/11/2021 (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).
p.3Michigan 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).
p.3The 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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PIN Concurrence and EDMI Declination Email Chain (2021) · p.2
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APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE BY COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT WARRINGTON on 10 July 2026 From: crv) Sent: Thursday, April 1, 2021 5:05 PM (USAMIW) (DE) (FBI) ; (CID) (FBI) ; Subject: RE: Good afternoon, Following up on our recent calls, PIN concurs in the preliminary investigative step of contacting the State/local election and law enforcement authorities to gather more information about the alleged voter registration fraud. To further our evaluation of potential predication for this matter, we recommend requesting, among other information, a detailed assessment, if any, of the number/percentage of voter registrations that the election authorities determined were fraudulent or inaccurate, and a detailed assessment, if any, of the types of fraudulent or inaccurate information included in those registrations (e.g., fictitious names, non-existent or incorrect residential addresses, etc.). Please consult again if and when your office or the FBI seeks to pursue additional investigative action. No federal public statement should be made about this matter. Lastly, please advise us if there are any pending election contests (including litigation contesting the results of the elections) in the relevant jurisdictions that relate to the same facts that are the subject of your investigation, so that we may further discuss how to proceed. Please also advise us if any of the candidates in the relevant election, or any of their representatives, have contacted or have attempted to contact any prosecutor or agent working on this matter concerning this matter, as such contact or attempted contact may raise additional legal or ethical issues. From: i (CRM) Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2021 1:16 PM (DE) (FBI) (DE) (FBI) Subject: RE: Following up on this email and our recent phone calls, PIN concurs in proceeding with a full field, grand jury investigation into the allegations involving the “blue cards.” PIN does not concur at this time, barring further predication, with a specific investigation focused purely on the voter registration fraud that has been investigated by State law enforcement officials. Please consult again if and when your office or the USAO seeks to pursue criminal charges or lacks venue for any criminal conduct. No federal public statement should be made about this matter.
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