Peekskill "Democrat Arrested for Faking Signatures of Dead People on Election Petition" (not humor or satire)

Farcical. How dumb is this guy?

“This morning, the City of Peekskill learned Councilman Rob Scott was charged by the Westchester County District Attorney with filing false documents.” “The City understands that this is a serious charge, and that information is currently developing.”

Democrat and Peekskill Common Council member and Housing Authority Board member Rob Scott, 44, has been arrested and charged with forging signatures of deceased voters on his election petition.

Scott tried to bump up his numbers to secure a spot on the ballot for the Westchester County Board of Legislators, which ultimately backfired.

The Democrat’s attempt to challenge incumbent County Legislator Colin Smith for the Democratic nomination in last year’s primary fell flat on its face when the County Board of Elections invalidated a large large portion of his petition signatures because they were not alive.

Out of the 531 signatures Scott submitted, 217 were deemed fraudulent.

Comments

[Jessica Dieckman]

Glad he got caught but this is far from the only time this happened.