People have been arrested for voter registrations on Skid Row.
Posted by Badlands Media, Checked
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Badlands MediaSep 16, 2026
Federal authorities arrested James Brass on Skid Row-linked charges in September 2026 (before the 2026-09-16 post), and the DOJ and other reports describe Skid Row voter-registration-related arrests and charges.
This claim is about the present, so it is judged as of the day it was checked.
What we found
Supports. A DOJ release dated September 14, 2026 reports an individual in California was arrested and two others charged for paying people on Skid Row to sign petitions using stolen identities of registered voters.[1]
Supports. Courthouse News and Fox reported that James Brass was arrested Thursday, September 10, 2026, and charged with identity fraud tied to paying Skid Row residents, before the post date.[3][4]
Supports. The Hill op-ed reports that a Marina del Rey petition circulator was charged with paying someone to register to vote and agreed to plead guilty, with prosecutors saying she gave homeless registrants her former address.[2]
Context. The Brass arrests concerned petition signatures using stolen voter identities rather than voter registration forms as such, so the claim's wording is a loose paraphrase of the underlying conduct.[1][3]
Sources
4 sources: 1 primary, 1 tier 1, 2 not rated
- 1Office of Public Affairs | Six Charged in California, Kansas ...justice.gov · primary source · cited for: supports, context
- 2Ballots in the hallway: How California can restore lagging faith in our electionsthehill.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports
- 3Man charged with paying LA Skid Row denizens to sign ballot measure petitionscourthousenews.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 4FBI arrests suspect accused of paying LA homeless to forge signatures using registered voters' identities | Fox Wilmington WSFX-TVfoxwilmington.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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