Case
Mary Lou Simpson
Year:
2005
State:
TENNESSEE
Case Type:
CRIMINAL CONVICTION
Fraud Type:
IMPERSONATION FRAUD AT THE POLLS
Outcome:
Mary Lou Simpson of Manchester was arrested after the 2004 election for attempting to vote in the name of her deceased sister. Ms. Simpson was spotted by a poll worker who recognized that she had already voted earlier in the day. The facts have been confirmed by the district attorney's office which prosecuted the case. The then 63-year-old woman was convicted of a Class E felony which is punishable by up to two years in prison.