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Related: About this forumAnother DeSantis voter fraud case is settled.
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One of the 20 people arrested by Gov. Ron DeSantis new election security force accepted a plea deal on Monday that allows her to avoid any punishment.
Tampa resident Romona Oliver, 56, pleaded no contest to a felony charge of voting during the 2020 election while ineligible. In exchange, statewide prosecutors dropped another felony charge of false swearing when she registered to vote.
Oliver was sentenced to credit for time served; she spent a few hours in the Hillsborough County jail on Aug. 18, the same day that DeSantis held a news conference announcing the first arrests for his new Office of Election Crimes and Security.
Oliver did not receive probation, was not assigned to community service and did not have to pay the typically mandatory court fees such as the cost of prosecution or the cost of the investigation, said her Tampa attorney, Mark Rankin.
Essentially, zero consequences except for all the stress shes been under for the last three months, Rankin said.
Tampa resident Romona Oliver, 56, pleaded no contest to a felony charge of voting during the 2020 election while ineligible. In exchange, statewide prosecutors dropped another felony charge of false swearing when she registered to vote.
Oliver was sentenced to credit for time served; she spent a few hours in the Hillsborough County jail on Aug. 18, the same day that DeSantis held a news conference announcing the first arrests for his new Office of Election Crimes and Security.
Oliver did not receive probation, was not assigned to community service and did not have to pay the typically mandatory court fees such as the cost of prosecution or the cost of the investigation, said her Tampa attorney, Mark Rankin.
Essentially, zero consequences except for all the stress shes been under for the last three months, Rankin said.
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Another DeSantis voter fraud case is settled. (Original Post)
In It to Win It
Nov 2022
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louis-t
(23,721 posts)1. 100% political move by DeSnotnose.
A lot of these people were set up. They were told it's ok to vote then had cuffs slapped on as soon as they did.
John1956PA
(3,374 posts)2. With her plea to a felony, has she lost her right to vote? n/t
jimfields33
(18,974 posts)4. Yep. But not sure for how long. Doesn't say.
BeyondGeography
(40,016 posts)3. This is some of the cruelest shit ever
Watching these unsuspecting people get cuffed for
voting. DeSantis should rot in hell.