- Public Corruption
- Nov 5, 2026
Feds CHARGE 34 In California Voting Sweep As Supreme Court REJECTS Bid To Set Aside 20,000 Ballots
- by Statewide Files,
- in California
In this report
- Where the 20,000 names came from
- The thumb drive and the sticky note
- Operation Protect the Vote and the 72-year-old arrested in Commerce
- Judge Carter's ruling and "go out and indict"
- The grand jury subpoenas
- The same 200 names and two opposite answers
- The Supreme Court decision
- The 6-5 ruling on Election Day
- What happens next
Presumption of innocence
A list of 20,000 names arrived at the Los Angeles County elections office on a thumb drive, with the password handwritten on a sticky note. The Justice Department says those names belong to likely noncitizens who were mailed ballots. California says the list can't be trusted. Then came arrests before sunrise, grand jury subpoenas for election workers, a Supreme Court denial and a 6-5 appeals court vote on Election Day. Here's what each side says and what has been proven so far. Everyone charged is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court. A subpoena does not mean a person is a target of an investigation.
Sources
NBC News; CalMatters; Los Angeles Times; CBS Los Angeles; CBS News; ABC7; KTLA; FOX40; FOX 11; Fox News; NBC Los Angeles; KCRA; inewsource.
