Case
Clara Moretina
Year:
2010
State:
MISSOURI
Case Type:
CRIMINAL CONVICTION
Fraud Type:
FALSE REGISTRATIONS
Outcome:
In order to assist their nephew in his razor-close 2010 democratic primary for the 40th District in Missouri, Clara and John Moretina falsely registered a Kansas City address so they could vote for their nephew, John Joseph Rizzo. Rizzo won that primary election by a single vote. That means two fraudulent votes could have provided his winning margin. Clara Moretina was not charged in the federal case, but was convicted by the state of Missouri, and both she and her husband were fined $250 and barred from ever voting again in Missouri.