Republican New York County Elections Commissioner Arrested By FBI On Absentee Ballot Fraud Charges

The Albany Times-Union reports:

Jason T. Schofield, the Republican Rensselaer County Board of Elections commissioner, was arrested outside his residence Tuesday morning by the FBI and charged with fraudulently obtaining and processing absentee ballots last year using personal information of at least eight voters without their permission, according to an indictment unsealed in U.S. District Court.

Schofield was led into court in handcuffs just after 2 p.m. by three FBI agents, including two who have been pursuing the wide-ranging ballot-fraud investigation since last year. He entered a not-guilty plea as a half-dozen supporters of his sat behind him in the courtroom. The proceeding concluded with U.S. Magistrate Judge Daniel J. Stewart releasing him on his own recognizance with no objections from the U.S. attorney’s office.

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“Jason T. Schofield was arrested outside his residence Tuesday morning by the FBI and charged with fraudulently obtaining and processing absentee ballots last year using personal information of at least eight voters without their permission.” https://t.co/2hKodPXXz9

— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) September 13, 2022

An online portal used to order absentee ballots has been a focus of FBI investigation that led to Tuesday’s arrest of Rensselaer County elections commissioner https://t.co/CmM5v3JMKj via @TimesUnion

— Brendan Lyons (@Brendan_LyonsTU) September 13, 2022