Category Archives: Vote Fraud

Vote Fraud: Diebold Dumpster Dive Yields Financial Documents

Posted on July 21, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Vote Fraud: Diebold Dumpster Dive Yields Financial Documents

BlackBoxVoting.org

JULY 20, 2005: One late night in Texas, 51-year-old Kathleen Wynne did something she never thought she would consider: She jumped into a dumpster.

An ordinary citizen who had become concerned about the integrity of Diebold voting machines, Wynne was amazed to find hundreds of pages of documents in the trash. Among them: internal notes and memos, planning information, problems with equipment and customers, price bid worksheets, staff bonuses, and financial statements from Diebold Election Systems. It was early July, just after second quarter financials, and the Diebold elections division seemed to be cleaning house.

Wynne was a citizen volunteer then – she is nowa full-time investigator for Black Box Voting, a nonprofit, nonpartisan 501c(3) consumer protection group for elections.

Diebold, a company that boasts of its security, had made no attempt to shred the documents, or protect them in any way. Instead, the company was in the habit of discarding its internal records in various publicly available locations — an apparent violation of the management requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The first batch of documents is posted here.

(We'll come back to the document stash in a minute.)

DIEBOLD DENIES INVOLVEMENT IN GALLINA MONEY

In May, Black Box Voting broke the story of ACG Group, LLC, which has been funneling money from Diebold into the pockets of . . . someone.

The 'G' in ACG stands for Gallina – Pasquale “Pat” Gallina. According to the Columbus Dispatch, Gallina was caught giving $10,000 to the Franklin County Republican Party, handed off through the Franklin County Director of Elections. The Dispatch also contains a report of a $50,000 donation by Gallina to Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell's political interests.

Diebold, according to the Akron Beacon Journal, denies any involvement in the donations by Gallina, pointing to “Celebrezze & Associates” and vowing to fire that organization (set up by Anthony Celebrezze, now deceased) if it is proved to have “provided the check in the name of Diebold.”

Excerpts from the above news articles can be found here
(scroll down).

Let us now dissect the spin:

1. The money was flowing through ACG Group LLC. A few dollars may also have wandered into Gallina's pocket through “Celebrezze & Associates,” but the large, UNDISCLOSED cash was flowing through ACG Group LLC, an entity Diebold has not uttered a word about.
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Supreme Court: Democrats Hope For Not Crazy

Posted on July 16, 2005 by Trish Nelson

   Supreme Court:  Democrats Hope For Not Crazy MinutemanMedia by Donald Kaul You know that liberalism in this country is at low ebb when liberals go around mourning the loss of Sandra Day O’Connor on the Supreme Court. Not that … Continue reading →

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We Love Howard Dean

Posted on June 15, 2005 by bfialindathieman

We Love Howard Dean By John Cory,  t r u t h o u t | Perspective [BFIA Editor's Note: Did you hear that big Dick cheney said THIS about the much beloved Howard Dean: “Maybe his mother loved him, … Continue reading →

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The Death of Democracy: End-game Ohio

Posted on May 25, 2005 by bfiacarolinevernon

The Death of Democracy: End-game Ohio by Caroline Vernon US Democracy would appear to be a fiction, not only because of the war, but because of the mounting evidence of the election theft in Ohio, and other parts of the … Continue reading →

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Paperless Voting Machines to be Installed in Iowa Unless We Act Now

Posted on April 25, 2005 by Trish Nelson

  Paperless Voting Machines to be Installed in Iowa Unless We Act Now The following is a letter sent to Iowa Secretary of State Chet Culver by Maureen McCue MD, PhD, Coordinator Iowa Chapter, Physicians for Social Responsibility. Please cut … Continue reading →

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Ohio Recount: Prosecutor to Probe Cuyahoga County Recount of Ballots

Posted on April 11, 2005 by Trish Nelson

Ohio Recount:  Prosecutor to Probe Cuyahoga County Recount of Ballots Akron Beacon Journal  Two written complaints allege problems in '04 presidential election   By Stephen Dyer   CLEVELAND – Erie County Prosecutor Kevin J. Baxter is investigating whether the Cuyahoga … Continue reading →

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Ohio Attorney General Seeks to Sanction Election Protection Attorneys

Posted on February 13, 2005 by Trish Nelson

  Ohio Attorney General Seeks to Sanction Election Protection Attorneys FreePress Ohio Attorney-General's attack on election protection attorneys draws mountain of documentation on state's stolen election, including new study on exit polls by Steve Rosenfeld and Harvey Wasserman Legal sanctions … Continue reading →

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Congressman Conyers Asks For Our Help with Election Reform

Posted on February 9, 2005 by Trish Nelson

 Congressman Conyers Asks For Our Help with Election Reform JohnConyers.com Sign the petition to support the Conyers/Dodd omnibus election reform legislation.   Dear Friend: As 109th Congress convenes, I write to thank you for the energy and resources you continue … Continue reading →

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Study: Exit Poll Errors Not To Blame for Discrepancy in 2004 “Election” Results

Posted on February 2, 2005 by Trish Nelson

Study:  Exit Poll Errors Not To Blame For Discrepancy in 2004 “Election” Results uscountvotes.org  Prominent Statisticians Refute 'Explanation' of 2004 U.S. Exit Poll Discrepancies in New Edison/Mitofsky Report and Urge Investigation of U.S. Presidential Election Results. “There are statistical indications … Continue reading →

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ACT Commemorates Dr. King by Shining Spotlight on Vote Fraud Aimed at African Americans

Posted on January 18, 2005 by bfialindathieman

ACT Commemorates Dr. King by Shining Spotlight on Vote Fraud Aimed at African Americans America Coming Together Some things haven't changed.  It's time to ACT.  Click here. There are so many powerful images from our country's long struggle for racial … Continue reading →

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