Saliva Samples wanted from 9 Troy Democrats
ALBANY- As state police investigate a voter fraud conspiracy case in Troy, nine democrats now must provide their DNA.
Rensselaer County Board of Elections Democratic Commissioner Ed McDonough, Councilmen Clement Campana, Michael LoPorto, John Brown, Kevin McGrath, Gary Galuski, Councilman Brown's brother Dan Brown, Former Troy Housing Authority clerk Anthony DeFiglio and Troy city clerk Bill McInerney must either submit their DNA or a valid reason why they shouldn't have to by September 14th at a 9:00am hearing.
Albany County Court is overseeing the case and approved an order that will allow state police to compare the saliva samples to DNA found on fraudulent absentee ballot envelopes from last September.
Court files suggest that absentee applications were collected from voters in September 2009; however, instead of sending the voters the actual absentee ballot so they could vote, some were forged and sent in using their signatures. Police believe those saliva samples will tell who licked the fraudulent absentee envelopes and sent them in.
Anthony DeFiglio told police in sworn statement that low income families on the Working Families Party line were targeted because it was less likely that they would ask questions later.
Councilman McGrath denied any involvement in a sworn statement to police and pointed the finger: "I believe Mac, Dan and John were behind the fraudulent votes"
Only DeFiglio admitted his part to police telling them: "I think Bill McInerney got greedy. I understand that the activities I engaged in regarding the absentee ballots was at the very least unethical and at the most illegal."
