There are an amazing number of election officials and government employees who have gotten caught and sent to prison in spite of the fact that finding and charging voter fraud criminals is rare. What inspired election officials to commit fraud? They committed fraud because they knew the chance of getting caught and arrested for regularly practiced voter fraud is extremely rare.
Atlantic City elected official gets prison for election fraud
Corrupt Atlantic City Politician sentenced to Prison Again – for Election fraud
Erin Vogt
Erin VogtPublished: July 24, 2025
Craig Callaway heads to prison for election fraud
Erin VogtPublished: July 24, 2025
ATLANTIC CITY — A former city council president turned controversial political operative who admitted to mail-in ballot fraud heads back to prison.
Craig Callaway was sentenced in Camden federal court on Wednesday to two years in prison.
In February, the 65-year-old
pleaded guilty to New Jersey voter fraud by illegal procurement, casting, and tabulation of ballots.
Longtime NJ political operative with record of corruption
Callaway is well known throughout Atlantic City's political world for his time on city council and his efforts to get out the vote.
He was previously convicted of corruption in connection with setting up a former rival on the Atlantic City council, for which he also
served a prison term.
Details of Callaway election scheme
Ahead of the November 2022 election, Callaway and others under his direction went around offering $30 to $50 to people, for pretending to be messengers for mail-in voters.
Many of the mail-in ballots collected by Calloway were ultimately cast in the names of voters who confirmed to authorities that they did not vote in the 2022 election—either in-person or by submitting a mail-in ballot — and that they did not authorize anyone to cast ballots for them.
In addition to prison,
U.S. District Court Judge Renee Bumb sentenced Callaway to three years of supervised release, the U.S. Attorney's Office said on Wednesday.
“The right to vote is a fundamental aspect of our democracy, one that the FBI and our law enforcement partners strive to protect,”
FBI Special Agent in Charge Stefanie Roddy said in a written release.
“Craig Callaway’s nefarious plot to hijack mail-in ballots resulted in his arrest and subsequent sentencing, and serves as a reminder to like-minded criminals, voter fraud will not be tolerated in New Jersey.”
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