RAW STORY
A Wisconsin insurance executive and Republican donor was charged with
voting illegally more than a dozen times in four elections.
The Journal-Sentinel reported
that 50-year-old Robert Monroe was caught as a result of an
investigation into a possible illegal voting by his son in Waukesha
County. But after his son denied requesting an absentee ballot from his
father’s address in Shorewood, suspicion turned to Monroe.
A complaint claimed that Monroe voted five times in Gov. Scott
Walker’s (R) recalled election. He also was accused of voting illegally
in a 2011 Wisconsin Supreme Court election, a 2012 primary, and the 2012
presidential election.
Although the complaint did not state who Monroe voted for, WISN determined that he had donated money to Republican state Sen. Alberta Darling.
Prosecutors used Monroe’s cell phone records to prove that he
traveled all the way to Indiana to cast a second vote in the 2012
presidential election. Prosecutors also tested some of the ballots for
genetic material, and only found DNA belonging to Monroe.
In May of 2012, prosecutors said that Monroe begged his ex-wife, sons and brother to register to vote in a text message.
“You must go to city hall and register to vote,” the message said. “Every vote will be needed!… Please please please.”
According to the complaint, Monroe worked as an executive in the
health care industry. His LinkedIn page indicated that he was an
insurance executive, who said he loved “the thrill of the hunt, leading
teams and developing new business.”
For his part, Monroe insisted to investigators that he did not
remember voting in the elections because he takes drugs for Attention
Deficit and Obsessive Compulsive disorders.
Monroe faces 13 felony election fraud charges in all, including
voting more than once, voting as a disqualified person, registering in
more than one place, and providing false information to election
officials. He could spend up to 18 months in prison, and pay a $10,000
fine for each charge.
His next court date was set for July 17..........................
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