A Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty to voter fraud charges after he illegally cast a ballot for former President Trump
Bruce Bartman, 70, pleaded guilty Friday to two counts of perjury and one count of unlawful voting and was sentenced to five years of probation, according to The Associated Press. In addition, he will not be allowed to vote in an election for four years and is no longer eligible to serve on a jury.
He apologized for his actions and blamed his decision on consuming false claims about the election.
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“I was isolated last year in lockdown,” Bartman told the judge. “I listened to too much propaganda and made a stupid mistake.”
Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Vote for Trump, Blames Stupid Mistake on Too Much Propaganda
On 5/1/21 at 2:42 PM EDT
A 70-year-old man from Pennsylvania pleaded guilty to casting an illegal ballot for former President Donald Trump during the 2020 election and was sentenced to five years of probation on Friday.
Bruce Bartman, of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, admitted to casting the illegal vote in his dead mother s name and told a court Friday that it was a stupid mistake. I was isolated last year in lockdown, Bartman said to Common Pleas Court Judge George Pagano, according to the
Philadelphia Inquirer. I listened to too much propaganda and made a stupid mistake.
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