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Federal Probe Targets Cash-Bait Voter Registrations, Trump Claims Cheating

4/28/2026

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Federal investigators opened a probe into voter-registration drives that used cash bonuses to pressure canvassers.
Guillermo Sainz Gurrola pleaded guilty in Pennsylvania, receiving a one-month jail term, a $1,000 fine and three years probation.
Six canvassers face forgery and identity-theft charges after authorities found about 2,500 suspect registration forms.
U.S. President Donald Trump called the case evidence of election cheating, though it concerns registration paperwork, not votes.

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Story summary

Federal investigators opened a probe into voter-registration drives that used cash bonuses to pressure canvassers.
Guillermo Sainz Gurrola pleaded guilty in Pennsylvania, receiving a one-month jail term, a $1,000 fine and three years probation.
Six canvassers face forgery and identity-theft charges after authorities found about 2,500 suspect registration forms.
U.S. President Donald Trump called the case evidence of election cheating, though it concerns registration paperwork, not votes.