LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles County woman who worked as a longtime signature collector for ballot initiatives has agreed to plead guilty to paying people, including homeless individuals in the Skid Row area of downtown Los Angeles, to register to vote, officials announced Monday.
Brenda Lee Brown Armstrong, 64, of Marina del Rey, also known as “Anika,” has agreed to enter a plea on a future date to one count of paying another person to register to vote, a federal charge that carries a penalty of up to five years behind bars.
Armstrong will make her initial appearance in federal court in Santa Ana Monday afternoon…