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Texas Woman Who Bragged About Ballot Harvesting Arrested for
ZACHARY STIEBER January , 2021 Updated: January , 2021biggersmaller Print
A Texas woman who bragged about being able to deliver thousands of votes for tens of thousands in was arrested this week on charges including election and illegal voting.

Raquel Rodriguez was filmed during an undercover project Project Veritas, a nonprofit journalism watchdog . She said on video footage released last year that she could deliver “at least 5,000” votes “county-wide” for $55,000 in and that would hire her “entire team.” She acknowledged what she was discussing could land her prison time.

Based on the footage, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, opened an investigation. That probe led to the arrest, Paxton announced on Jan. .

“Many continue to claim that there’s no such thing as election . We’ve always known that such a claim is false and misleading, and today we have additional hard evidence. This is a victory for election integrity and a strong signal that anyone who attempts to defraud the people of Texas, deprive them of their vote, or undermine the integrity of elections will be brought to justice,” Paxton said in a statement.

“The shocking and blatantly illegal action documented Project Veritas demonstrates a form of election my office continually investigates and prosecutes. I am fiercely committed to ensuring the voting process is secure and fair throughout the state, and my office is prepared to assist any Texas county in combating this insidious, un-American form of .”

The Election Division of Paxton’s office reviewed dozens of hours of footage before making the arrest.

Rodriguez was charged with five felonies: election , illegal voting, unlawfully assisting people voting mail, and unlawfully possessing an official ballot.

She could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted.

Republican congressional candidate Mauro Garza, who hired Rodriguez, told The Epoch Times last year that he didn’t endorse or support any wrongdoing.

“The volunteer in the investigative video no longer serves on my campaign. I hope that this story encourages the news media and legal authorities to investigate all evidence of voter and suppression as it has been a rampant problem for decades in South Texas,” he said via email.

Renee Yanta, another Republican candidate who Rodriguez said hired her, didn’t return an inquiry, nor did Lis Campos, a Democrat.

Petr Savb contributed to this report.

Follow Zachary on Twitter: @zackstieber

TimTuolomne 9 Jan 14
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What did she actually DO? Was she really delivering fraudulent votes, or just conning people? That is not clear from this story. Did her actions result in fraudulent votes being cast and counted, or did the system work and stop her before that could happen?

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I hope the Georgia AG is seeing this

Probably not.

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