An image collage containing 3 images, Image 1 shows A street scene in the Skid Row area of Los Angeles with tents and litter on the sidewalks, Image 2 shows Harmeet K. Dhillon speaking at the IAC National Summit 2026, Image 3 shows A person in a black beanie and face mask is being handed money

Event overview

LA woman illegally paid homeless people to register to vote — including at her own address: Feds

Updated 2 days ago
New York Post
Fox News
3 articles2 sources
Multiple perspectives

Multiple outlets report that a Marina Del Rey woman pleaded guilty to paying homeless individuals to register to vote, including on Skid Row and even using her own address. The Justice Department indicted and described a long-running scheme, with prosecutors stating it involved cash and cigarettes to obtain registrations. The coverage from New York Post (right-center) and Fox News (right) align on the core facts of payment and registration under DOJ action, though Fox News emphasizes the broader context of election integrity efforts and a related Wayne County investigation. Disagreements are not clearly stated in the articles; reliability varies and some articles are opinion-focused.

What this means

Concrete downstream impact not stated in the supplied coverage. The articles indicate possible legal consequences for those involved (potential prison time for the defendant) and federal election-crime charges, but do not specify broader impacts on elections, voter trust, or policy changes beyond the indictment and charges, per the sources.

Original reporting (3)
An image collage containing 3 images, Image 1 shows A street scene in the Skid Row area of Los Angeles with tents and litter on the sidewalks, Image 2 shows Harmeet K. Dhillon speaking at the IAC National Summit 2026, Image 3 shows A person in a black beanie and face mask is being handed money
New York Post
New York Post
Leaning right
5/18/2026

LA woman illegally paid homeless people to register to vote — including at her own address: Feds

See more of our coverage in your search results. A woman from Marina Del Ray has admitted to illegally paying homeless people on Skid Row to register to vote in what prosecutors say is a 20-year scheme tied to illegal petition signature collection. On several occasions, she even let homeless people use her own address.

Skid Row election scheme allegedly fueled by pocket-change payoffs busted by Trump DOJ
Fox News
Fox News
Strongly right
5/18/2026

Skid Row election scheme allegedly fueled by pocket-change payoffs busted by Trump DOJ

Harmeet Dhillon, U.S. Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, discusses the DOJ's investigation into voter fraud in Michigan's Wayne County, citing instances of fraudulent voting and non-compliance with the Help America Vote Act. The Department of Justice charged a California woman with paying people — including.

Your vote is for sale on the streets of California — and what I found out about life on Skid Row
New York Post
New York Post
Leaning right
5/18/2026

Your vote is for sale on the streets of California — and what I found out about life on Skid Row

See more of our coverage in your search results. On Monday, the US Department of Justice announced that Brenda Lee Brown Armstrong, 64, of Marina Del Rey had been indicted on federal charges for illegally paying homeless people to register to vote . She now faces up to five years in prison for federal election crimes.