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Prosecutor: Subpoenas to be issued over fraudulent 4am robocall

wake up callIt’s been two months since 13th district Republicans were awakened by a fraudulent 4am robocall urging them to get out to vote for Senator Joe Kyrillos, Assemblywoman Amy Handlin and Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon in the Republican primary, but the perpetrators are not off the hook.

Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni told MMM that the incident remains under active investigation and that subpoenas will be issued. “Stay tuned,” Gramiccioni said.

Kyrillos, who was awakened by the call, which he publicly blamed on the campaign of his opponent in the June 4th primary, Leigh-Ann Bellew, said he has been interviewed by investigators from the Prosecutor’s Office.

The voice on the 4 am call, which can be heard here, sounds very much like the voice on the recorded message on the Bellew campaign’s voice mail. Listen to the Bellew for Senate voice mail greeting here.

The New Jersey Democratic Party was fined $42,000 for making fraudulent robocalls in the 2009 gubernatorial election.  Among Republicans, Kevin Collins plead guilty, paid a $1000 fine and received a year on probation for violating the Fair Campaign Practices Act with a fraudulent robo call in a 2009 legislative primary. More serious charges against Collins were dropped in plea negotiations.

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Posted: August 7th, 2013 | Author: | Filed under: 13th Legislative District | Tags: , , , , , , | 1 Comment »

One Comment on “Prosecutor: Subpoenas to be issued over fraudulent 4am robocall”

  1. Jim Granelli said at 7:07 pm on August 7th, 2013:

    After their lack luster fundraising efforts, if it was the Bellew campaign or the RC4L candidates, I guess they will have to loan themselves some more money to pay the fine.