A Pennsylvania woman has been taken into custody for committing felony forgery, public records tampering, and voter registration-related offenses. The charges against her stem from accusations of attempting to dishonestly register deceased individuals, including her own father, to vote in the upcoming 2024 election.
Jennifer Hill, a resident of the Chester area, was taken into custody on Thursday on charges of trying to include four individuals who were not eligible to vote on the voter rolls. Surprisingly, one of them was her deceased father.
In public remarks, Jack Stollsteimer, the Democratic district attorney of Delaware County, revealed that Hill utilized a mobile application to enroll 324 individuals as staff members for an organization known as the New Pennsylvania Project.
According to Stollsteimer, the Pennsylvania Department of State provides the app for legal voter registration drives. He mentioned that Hill managed to register 181 individuals, but unfortunately, there were 129 other names that were not successful, which he considered to be a significant number.
This woman engaged in a deceptive practice by inflating her employment figures. She resorted to registering deceased individuals, including her own father.
According to Stollsteimer, Hill knowingly attempted to register another deceased individual who had passed away in 2011 in the same house she currently resides in.
It was she who called the police to her house when he passed away.
According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Stollsteimer confirmed that a fraudulent person was registered, but they did not cast a vote in the recent election. The fake identity used a combination of the individual’s grandmother’s name and a different birthdate.
An 84-year-old man named Philip Moss has been charged by prosecutors for voting in both Florida and by mail in Delaware County.
The New Pennsylvania Project expressed their deep sadness regarding the allegations in a statement provided to Fox News Digital. They emphasized that their organization does not offer any monetary incentives or bonuses for increasing voter registrations.
“Our employees do not have any quota to meet, and we pay the same hourly wages to our part-time canvassing employees regardless of the number of voter registration applications they collect,” stated Kadida Kenner.
According to Kenner, the Pennsylvania Department of State promptly alerted the group about a canvasser who was potentially involved in some issues. As a result, the individual in question, believed to be Hill, was swiftly suspended from their duties.
She stated that the diligent efforts of numerous individuals have ensured the security of our voting rolls and elections, thereby preventing any disruption caused by malicious actors. Furthermore, she emphasized that no fraudulent ballots were cast.
Kenner emphasized that their year-round voter registration efforts are nonpartisan and not influenced by any political party or candidate. He stated that their organization remains independent and does not align itself with any party or election cycle for their registration initiatives.
Out of the nearly 10,000 applicants that the group successfully reached out to, 48% identified themselves as Democrats, 34% as unaffiliated or third-party, and 18% as Republicans.
According to reports, prosecutors in Media have indicted Hill on multiple counts for each of the four registrations. It is said that Hill could face up to 10 counts for each of these registrations.
In the 2000s, the Philadelphia suburb, previously considered a swing county, had a Democratic majority. It would typically vote for Democratic candidates in presidential elections, but also elected state legislative Republicans such as Dominic Pileggi.
However, in the era of Donald Trump, “Delco,” as it is commonly referred to, along with the adjacent Chester and Montgomery Counties, has experienced a significant shift towards liberal-leaning politics.
Kamala Harris emerged victorious in the county, securing an impressive 61% of the vote.