Case
Christopher Williams
Year:
2020
State:
CALIFORNIA
Case Type:
CRIMINAL CONVICTION
Fraud Type:
FALSE REGISTRATION, BALLOT PETITION FRAUD
Outcome:
Christopher Williams was involved in a scheme that offered cigarettes and money to homeless people on Skid Row in exchange for fake signatures on ballot initiatives and voter registration forms. This resulted in hundreds of fraudulent signatures. He pleaded no contest to one felony count of circulating an initiative or petition containing false, forged or fictitious names. Williams was sentenced to 3 years’ probation.