I kinda noticed this morning via North Carolina news....the cops had warrants, and this German individual (no age or sex given) was detained and will face court action.
The charge? Well.....illegally voting. Apparently, they walked in (as a German citizen) and registered themselves, and voted in the 2016 election.
The potential problems?
On the absolute MAXIMUM side, it'd go in the range of six to twenty-six years in prison, with the fine going possibly up to to $350,000.
I'm guessing the German is a bit nervous at this point and peeved at whoever convinced them that they could get away with this.
The German embassy involved? No one says much of anything. I would guess that they've been alerted and at least know about the path of this individual.
Typically, unless you did this election after election (multiple times), most authorities will just fine you in the range of $5k to $10k, and maybe suggest a one-year prison deal with 99-percent of it on probation. The guy who has done this in a couple of elections? That's the person who will likely spend two or three years in some prison.
The sad thing here is that the German has to go and hire some US attorney, and likely spend at least $10,000 on defensive measures alone. So you can figure....by the end, they've spent a minimum of $20,000 on this one act of stupidity.
More Germans likely registered? It's best not to bring this up. But the one aspect that comes out of this....the German has a felony record now, if convicted.
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