CARROLLTON (WBAP/KLIF) – A Carrollton Mayoral candidate is charged with more than 100 counts of voter fraud.
The Denton County Sheriff’s Office in conjunction with the Texas Attorney General’s Office, Texas Department of Public Safety and the Lewisville Police Department arrested and charged Carrollton Mayoral candidate Zul Mirza Mohamed with 109 felonies related to voter fraud.
According to the Denton County Sheriff’s Department, on September 23, investigators were made aware by the Denton County Elections Office that absentee ballots had been requested to be sent to a PO Box in Lewisville, alleged to belong to a nursing home facility. Investigators made contact with Carrollton
residents whose ballots had been requested and learned the residents had not requested any ballots be mailed to the PO Box. Investigators learned the PO Box had been obtained with a fictitious Texas driver license and a fictitious University of North Texas student ID. Investigators began a surveillance of the postal facility and inserted an undercover officer inside the facility.
A box of the requested ballots were picked up at the facility on Wednesday. Investigators followed the suspect to the 1600 block of Bennington Drive in Carrollton.
After obtaining a warrant, investigators located the box containing the requested ballots in Mohamed’s bedroom. The fraudulent Texas Driver License used to rent the PO Box was located during the search.
Mohamed was placed under arrest and transported to the Denton County Jail.
“I want to commend all the investigators and agencies involved in this investigation,” said Denton County Sheriff Tracy Murphree. “Voter fraud is a serious and widespread issue and cannot be tolerated. The fact an actual candidate for public office would engage in these activities is appalling. We will continue to aggressively investigate allegations of voter fraud.”
He has been charged with 25 counts of Unlawful Possession of Ballot/Ballot Envelope w/o Request of Voter, all 2nd degree felonies. Additionally, Mohamed faces 84 counts of Fraudulent Use of Mail Ballot Application, all 3rd degree felonies.
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