Perth Amboy Campaign Workers Indicted

THREE CAMPAIGN WORKERS INDICTED IN ELECTION FRAUD SCHEME

     " Ana Camilo, Annet Sanchez, & Maria Peralta Indicted On Charges For Offering Gifts For Votes In Perth Amboy Election."

Friday, March 31, 2023, 7:45 A.M. ET. By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ.- Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone reported that on Thursday, March 30, 2023, a Grand Jury sitting in Middlesex County, New Jersey, Returned an Indictment against Three Perth Amboy, New Jersey Campaign Workers for a City Council Candidate on Charges of Bribery, Witness Tampering, and Election Law Violations.

     On Thursday, Following the Presentation of Evidence by The Middlesex Prosecutor's Office, The Grand Jury Returned a Seven-Count Indictment Charging Campaign Workers Ana Camilo, 62, Annet Sanchez, 52, and Marie Peralta, 60, all of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, with Various Offenses for their involvement in efforts to offer Gift Cards to Voters in return for Completed Mail-In Ballots that contained Votes for their Chosen Candidate. 

     Ms. Camilo was Indicted on Two Counts of Third Degree Bribery; Third Degree Unlawful Possession of a Ballot; Third Degree Attempt to Cast an Illegal Ballot; and Third Degree Election Law Violation for her role in Meeting and Attempting to Bribe an Undercover Detective who was posing as a Perth Amboy Voter.

     Ms. Sanchez and Ms. Peralta were each Indicted on One Count of Third Degree Retaliation Against a Witness for their roles in Harassing a Witness who provided information about Ms. Camilo's Activities in Voter Fraud.

     New Jersey Election Law Prohibits the Offering of any Inducements for Voting for a particular Candidate.

" The Rules Of The Court Require Us To Include A Statement, That States: The Charges Outlined In This Publication Are Merely Accusations And The Defendant And Or Defendants Are Presumed Innocent Unless And Until Proven Guilty Beyond Reasonable Doubt."

FILED UNDER MARCH 31, 2023: LAW, MIDDLESEX: