Exposed: LA Homeless Paid to Vote on Skid Row
Undercover footage, news reports, and federal indictments document how homeless individuals on Los Angeles' Skid Row were paid cash, cigarettes, and drugs in exchange for voter registrations and petition signatures.
Caught on Camera
Homeless people on Skid Row describe being paid to vote and register — in their own words.
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The Undercover Sting
Hidden cameras capture petitioners paying homeless people cash and drugs for voter registrations on Skid Row.
LA Election Fraud Caught on Hidden Camera
The Backlash
Journalists are attacked on Skid Row, and the governor demands prosecutions.
Federal Charges
The DOJ indicts Brenda Lee Brown Armstrong for paying homeless individuals to register to vote.
DOJ: Woman Paid People on Skid Row to Register to Vote
KTLA: Woman Charged with Paying Homeless to Register
LA Woman Paid Homeless People to Register to Vote
The Guilty Plea
Armstrong pleads guilty to federal election fraud and faces up to five years in prison.
Armstrong Pleads Guilty to Federal Election Fraud
The Skid Row Vote Surge
Suspicious ballots from tent encampments surface during the LA mayoral race.
Suspicious Late Vote Surge "From Homeless People Living in Tents"
They Paid Homeless People $5 for Votes
It Happened Before
Four men were convicted for the same scheme during the 2016 and 2018 elections.
Four Men Convicted in Earlier Skid Row Voter Fraud Scheme