Harry Wait was found guilty of election fraud and identity theft charges in Racine County, Wisconsin, after a trial. Wait, known for making false election claims, faces potential prison time. This conviction follows another case of a former Milwaukee election official found guilty of similar misconduct.
FILE – Poll workers sort ballots at the Kenosha Municipal Building on Election Day, Nov. 3, 2020, in Kenosha, Wis. Jurors in Racine County on Tuesday found Harry Wait guilty of two misdemeanor election fraud charges and one felony identity theft charge following a two-day trial.
He was acquitted of a second count of identity theft. Wait leads a group that makes false election claims, including that Wisconsin’s elections are riddled with fraud and that President Donald Trump won the 2020 election.to try to prove that the state’s voter registration system is vulnerable to fraud. Wait told The Associated Press at the time that he wasn’t surprised he was charged. “You got to expect to pay some costs sometimes when you are trying to work for the public good,” he said.Unions have long lost their Triangle Fire momentumTrump showed off a classified map during a 2022 plane trip, a Democratic lawmaker alleges A sentencing date has not been set. Wait’s attorney Joe Bugni did not respond to an email Wednesday asking whether he would appeal. Wait, 71, faces up to six years in prison on the felony conviction and up to a year in jail on each of the misdemeanor convictions.found a former Milwaukee election official guilty of misconduct in office after she obtained three military absentee ballots using fake names and Social Security numbers in 2022. Like Wait, Kimberly Zapata argued that she was trying to expose vulnerabilities in the state’s election system.Long TSA lines at San Diego Airport but no ICE agents at the momentConcerning trends for seniors prompt shift in San Diego CountyBob Dylan announces 2026 summer tour, including San Diego. Here are all the dates.'It was chaos': San Diego travelers brace themselves for long lines and gridlock at airport
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