A Florida woman has been convicted of identity fraud for submitting fake signatures during a failed 2021 casino ballot campaign backed by Las Vegas Sands
M.G.B., a former petition worker from Gainesville, has been found guilty on multiple counts of identity fraud connected to a failed attempt to expand casino gambling in Florida.
Guilty on 13 Counts
The 26-year-old woman was convicted on 13 of 16 counts of personal identification fraud after investigators linked her to a large number of fake petition signatures during Las Vegas Sands Corp’s controversial 2021 ballot campaign.
She was initially arrested in August 2023, booked at the Alachua County Jail on an $80,000 bond, and eventually transferred to the Marion County Jail.
She pleaded not guilty in September and waived her right to a speedy trial at the end of the same year…