Surprise! Surprise! It was a former Obama White House intern who uncovered the voter petition fraud in South Bend, Indiana. Ryan Nees, a 22 year old Yale student joined Howey Politics Indiana, a political newsletter as an intern after leaving the White House. He discovered the fraud while reading the voter petitions when it became apparent to him that many of the signatures were written in the same handwriting. He lays the blame at the feet of the Democratic machine. "What seems to have happened is that a variety of people in northern Indiana knew that this fraud occurred, and actively participated and perpetuated the fraud, and did so on behalf of two presidential campaigns," said Nees. The scandal has already led to the sudden resignation Monday night of Butch Morgan, chairman of the St. Joseph County Democratic Party. He denied any wrongdoing, saying he looks “forward to an investigation that will exonerate me."
Morgan can't depend on the feds to conduct the investigation that will exonerate him. The US attorney's office for the Northern District of Indiana has declined to be involved stating that it lacks jurisdiction in state primaries. An investigation by the Indiana State police is promised.
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