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RandySF

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Thu Sep 12, 2024, 08:29 PM Sep 12

FDLE: Georgia man arrested for petition fraud related to Florida's marijuana amendment

A Georgia man was arrested last week for petition fraud related to Florida’s ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced late Thursday.

Colton Brady, 34, of Fayetteville, Georgia, was arrested on an FDLE warrant in Georgia on Sept. 5, for submitting 71 invalid constitutional initiatives forms throughout Florida related to Florida’s Amendment 3, according to an FDLE press release.

The investigation that led to Brady’s arrest was led by FDLE’s Election Crime Unit.

In its release, the agency also said 17 people have been charged with petition fraud following its investigations, though it did not say during what time frame nor did it say if Brady’s case was part of that group. Those 17 people are accused of fraud related to marijuana, casino and abortion initiatives, the FDLE release said, “involving more than 34,000 invalidated petitions.”



https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/09/12/fdle-georgia-man-arrested-for-petition-fraud-related-to-floridas-marijuana-amendment/

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