Tarrant County woman sentenced to five years in prison for illegally voting in 2016

[TexasTowelie]

FORT WORTH -- A judge sentenced a Rendon woman to five years in prison Wednesday for voting illegally in the 2016 presidential election while she was on supervised release from a 2011 fraud conviction.

Crystal Mason, 43, waived her right to a jury trial and chose to have state District Judge Ruben Gonzalez assess her sentence.

J. Warren St. John, her defense attorney, said after the verdict was rendered that an appeal had already been filed and he is hopeful his client will soon be released on bond.

"I find it amazing that the government feels she made this up," St. John told the court. "She was never told that she couldn't vote, and she voted in good faith. Why would she risk going back to prison for something that is not going to change her life?"

Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/fort-worth/article207176829.html

[Javaman]

1. and guess who she voted for?

the orange asshole aka a republican.

[LeftInTX]

2. That's another case

Article doesn't say who Mason voted for.

The woman who voted Republican is Rosa Ortega. Unrelated to this case, she is featured at the end of the article. (Confusing, but you know how news is these days)

[Javaman]

3. ahh thanks for clarifying. :) nt