‘Fraudster’s paradise’: Feds plan to file election fraud charges in California

Some individuals in California will soon face federal election fraud charges, first assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli told Blaze Media co-founder Glenn Beck on Monday.California has faced criticism for the delays in counting votes in the gubernatorial and Los Angeles mayoral primary races, fueling concerns of fraud.'We will be charging some people.'Now, a week after Election Day, California still has not counted all of the votes in its primary elections. Last week, President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles was investigating the delays.Essayli noted in a post on social media that California allows its residents to register to vote using questionable forms of identification, including gym membership cards, employee ID cards, credit and debit cards, insurance cards, and prescription drug labels. “This is permitted when a voter fails to provide a Social Security number or driver’s license at registration. Our office believes this policy deserves a closer look,” he wrote.RELATED: Los Angeles mayor race called for far-left challenger after Pratt loses 40,000-vote lead Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty ImagesDuring “The Glenn Beck Program” on Monday, Essayli told Beck that his office will be pursuing election fraud charges in the near future. “It will be election fraud charges in the next — I hate to put timelines on things — one to two months, I believe. We need some of these results to be certified so we can prove some of the allegations,” Essayli stated. “But we will be charging some people.”“At this point right now, we’re wide open for investigations,” he added. RELATED: California gubernatorial race: A Republican and a Democrat appear headed for runoff election Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty ImagesEssayli, who referred to California as a “fraudster’s paradise,” encouraged witnesses to come forward with any information. “If someone voted in your name and you found out someone voted for you, we want to know about that. If you saw someone collecting ballots in a suspicious way or doing something odd with ballots, we want to know about that,” Essayli said. “Those are the kind of things we need direct evidence of right now so we can launch into deeper investigations.”Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!