Texas Woman Who Bragged About Ballot Harvesting Arrested for Fraud得克薩斯州婦女因欺詐而被捕
US ET reported;
A Texas woman who bragged about being able to deliver thousands of votes for tens of thousands in cash was arrested this week on charges including election fraud and illegal voting.
一名吹噓能夠以成千上萬的現金交付數千張選票的得克薩斯州婦女本週被捕，罪名包括選舉欺詐和非法投票。
Raquel Rodriguez was filmed during an undercover project by Project Veritas, a nonprofit journalism watchdog group. She said on video footage released last year that she could deliver “at least 5,000” votes “county-wide” for $55,000 in cash and that would hire her “entire team.” She acknowledged what she was discussing could land her prison time.
拉奎爾·羅德里格斯（Raquel Rodriguez）是由非營利性新聞監管機構Project Veritas在一個秘密項目中拍攝的。她在去年發布的錄像中說，她可以以55,000美元的現金在“全縣范圍內”提供“至少5,000”票，這將僱用她的“整個團隊”。她承認自己正在討論的內容可能會縮短她的入獄時間。
Based on the footage, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, opened an investigation. That probe led to the arrest, Paxton announced on Jan. 13.
根據錄像片段，共和黨德克薩斯州檢察長肯·帕克斯頓（Ken Paxton）展開了調查。 Paxton於1月13日宣布，該調查導致了逮捕。
“Many continue to claim that there’s no such thing as election fraud. 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.
“許多人繼續聲稱沒有選舉欺詐之類的事情。我們一直都知道這樣的說法是虛假和誤導的，今天我們有了更多的確鑿證據。帕克斯頓在一份聲明中說：“這是選舉完整性的勝利，是一個強烈的信號，任何試圖欺騙德克薩斯州人民，剝奪他們的投票權或破壞選舉完整性的人都會被繩之以法。”
“The shocking and blatantly illegal action documented by Project Veritas demonstrates a form of election fraud 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 fraud.”
“ Veritas項目記錄的令人震驚且公然的違法行為表明，我的辦公室不斷調查和起訴這是選舉舞弊的一種形式。我堅決致力於確保整個州的投票過程安全，公正，我的辦公室也準備協助德克薩斯州的任何一個縣，以打擊這種陰險的，非美國人的欺詐形式。”
The Election Fraud Division of Paxton’s office reviewed dozens of hours of footage before making the arrest.
帕克斯頓辦公室選舉欺詐處審查了數十小時的錄像，然後將其逮捕。
Rodriguez was charged with five felonies: election fraud, illegal voting, unlawfully assisting people voting by mail, and unlawfully possessing an official ballot.
羅德里格斯（Rodriguez）被指控犯有五項重罪：選舉欺詐，非法投票，非法協助人們以郵寄方式投票以及非法擁有正式選票。
She could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
如果罪名成立，她可能面臨長達20年的監禁。
Republican congressional candidate Mauro Garza, who hired Rodriguez, told media last year that he didn’t endorse or support any wrongdoing.
聘請羅德里格斯（Rodriguez）的共和黨國會候選人毛羅·加爾薩（Mauro Garza）去年對媒體表示，他不認可或支持任何不法行為。
“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 fraud and suppression as it has been a rampant problem for decades in South Texas,” he said via email.
“調查視頻中的義務工作者不再參與我的競選活動。我希望這個故事能夠鼓勵新聞媒體和法律機構調查所有有關選民欺詐和壓制的證據，因為這在南德克薩斯州已經是數十年來的普遍問題，”他通過電子郵件說。
Renee Yanta, another Republican candidate who Rodriguez said hired her, didn’t return an inquiry, nor did Lis Campos, a Democrat.＃
羅德里格斯（Rodriguez）表示，另一位共和黨候選人雷妮·揚塔（Renee Yanta）沒有聘用她，民主黨人里斯·坎波斯也沒有回覆。＃
記者：Petr Savb contributed to this report.
負責編輯：卿韻
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