White House Releases FBI Files on 2020 Michigan Voter Fraud Probe as Case Closed in 2025
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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 17
White House Releases FBI Files on 2020 Michigan Voter Fraud Probe as Case Closed in 2025
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 17
Summary
FBI interview records released Thursday show former workers at a Muskegon voter-registration group said they were pushed to submit fake information to meet quotas and get paid.
Hundreds of irregular applications were flagged in 2020, and Michigan officials later found scores were clearly fraudulent, but officials said none led to ballots being wrongly issued or cast.
Election officials said existing checks would have caught fabricated details such as false Social Security numbers as forms moved through local, county and state review.
The FBI closed the case in September 2025, saying the investigation had not identified a criminal violation or a priority threat to national security.