State raids Delco offices, seeking evidence of voter registration fraud
Updated: October 31, 2016 — 3:03 PM EDT
by Laura McCrystal and Angela Couloumbis, STAFF WRITERS
Agents from the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office have raided a Delaware County political field office seeking documents that could prove voter registration fraud, according to court records.
In a warrant filed late last week in county court, investigators said they were seeking documents, financial information, lists of employees at the Norwood office of FieldWorks LLC, a national organization that often does street work for Democrats, records show.
The warrant didn't specify the nature of the probe but said agents also were looking for "templates...utilized to construct fraudulent voter registration forms" and "completed voter registration forms containing same or similar identifying information of individuals on multiple forms."
A Delaware County judge signed the search warrant Friday afternoon. It's not clear when the raid occurred.
A woman who answered the phone at FieldWorks Office on Monday declined to identify herself and said "under our policy we're really not going to make any comments."
When asked if the office is still open and operating she said, " I can't give you any more information, I really do apologize. But thank you for your time." She then hung up on a reporter.
FieldWorks describes itself as "a nationally recognized grassroots organizing firm founded to help progressive organizations, advocacy groups, and members of the Democratic family take their public engagement and electoral strategies to the next level." It was founded in 2001, according to its promotional information online.
Updated: October 31, 2016 — 3:03 PM EDT
by Laura McCrystal and Angela Couloumbis, STAFF WRITERS
Agents from the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office have raided a Delaware County political field office seeking documents that could prove voter registration fraud, according to court records.
In a warrant filed late last week in county court, investigators said they were seeking documents, financial information, lists of employees at the Norwood office of FieldWorks LLC, a national organization that often does street work for Democrats, records show.
The warrant didn't specify the nature of the probe but said agents also were looking for "templates...utilized to construct fraudulent voter registration forms" and "completed voter registration forms containing same or similar identifying information of individuals on multiple forms."
A Delaware County judge signed the search warrant Friday afternoon. It's not clear when the raid occurred.
A woman who answered the phone at FieldWorks Office on Monday declined to identify herself and said "under our policy we're really not going to make any comments."
When asked if the office is still open and operating she said, " I can't give you any more information, I really do apologize. But thank you for your time." She then hung up on a reporter.
FieldWorks describes itself as "a nationally recognized grassroots organizing firm founded to help progressive organizations, advocacy groups, and members of the Democratic family take their public engagement and electoral strategies to the next level." It was founded in 2001, according to its promotional information online.
