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Redding landlord fired after allegedly committing voter, mail fraud in Reddit posts(www.actionnewsnow.com)

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REDDING, Calif. - A former Redding landlord is in hot water today after recent Reddit posts he made were shared across the app.

Charles Pierce is a 70-year-old former landlord of the Manzanita Manor Apartments in Redding. Pierce says he was fired from his role after his reddit posts came to light.

Pierce told Action News Now that under a now-deleted account, he posted that he received mail-in ballots of four previous tenants at the Manzanita Manor Apartments.

In a post to Reddit, Pierce claimed that he used all of the four ballots to cast votes for former President Donald Trump, and to vote “no” on all rent control and school bond measures in Shasta County.

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Kintarian@lemmy.world
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Wow, a news article from where I live, that’s pretty amazing.

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NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world
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What happens if this didn’t come out, and those 4 people also voted in person.

Then when votes are counted, it maybe comes out that they voted twice.

Now 4 different people get accused of fraud and they have to defend that they didn’t do it, but they don’t know who/how it happened?

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Glytch@lemmy.world
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The signatures on the mail-in votes wouldn’t match what the state has on record (I doubt this 60 year old MAGAt is a master forger) and wouldn’t be verified or recorded. Then elections officials might look at where these mail-in ballots were sent and MAGAt gets a visit from police for voter fraud anyway.

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Alexstarfire@lemmy.world
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They have to know who they sent mail-in ballots to. Would be pretty simply to figure out that their mail-in ballots were used. Then when asked they’d just say “wtf you talking about? I didn’t get a ballot in the mail.” Then they’d track down where the ballot got sent. To the landlord at their previous address.

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NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world
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So just ask for a mail in ballot, vote twice and deny it.

Even if the ballot went to a different address I’m not sure that gets you off the hook that easily?

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They have ways to verify the ballot. I’m only talking about how they’d find the person who did it if they didn’t actually double vote. If the ballot was verified then they’d have to take a closer look at the ballots, especially the signature. If they’re still verified, well, enjoy the charges.

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prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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And he just willingly told all of this to a news station?

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JakenVeina@lemm.ee
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Nah, he’s telling the news that he didn’t actually do any of this, he was just trolling or whatever. And fair, nothing on the internet should be taken at face value, for exactly this kinda reason. They’re gonna investigate and see if he actually did this or not.

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IMongoose@lemmy.world
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“Mail in ballots are a huge source of voter fraud. I’d know, I just filled out and sent in four of them!”

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baru@lemmy.world
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He assumed the rules don’t apply to him. Rules are for the people you don’t like.

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woodenskewer@lemmy.world
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He missed the part where you need a lot more money to be able to broadcast your crimes and get away with it.

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Suavevillain@lemmy.world
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Landlords and being evil are an undefeated combo.

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Etterra@lemmy.world
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I didn’t know you could fire your landlord.

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shalafi@lemmy.world
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He’s not a landlord if he doesn’t own the place, not in my book anyway.

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Simulation6@sopuli.xyz
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I would call him an ex-manager.

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