肖恩·威尔莫斯因使用假签名取消共和党2022年州长候选人的资格而被判处四年以上的监禁. Shawn Wilmoth sentenced to 4+ years for fraud using fake signatures to disqualify GOP gubernatorial candidates in 2022.

肖恩·威尔莫斯是密歇根州2022年大选的核心申请丑闻, 他因涉及数千个假签名而被判至少四年的监禁. 这使得五位共和党州长候选人失格. Shawn Wilmoth, central to Michigan’s 2022 election petition scandal, was sentenced to at least four years in prison for fraud involving thousands of fake signatures that disqualified five Republican gubernatorial candidates. 他和同名被告威利·里德在一个骗局中被定罪, 九个竞选活动包括司法比赛, He and co-defendant Willie Reed were convicted after a scheme that saw nine campaigns, including judicial races, pay over $700,000 to firms linked to them. 官方发现请愿书中包含无效或重复的签名, 这一案例被描述为前所未有的. State officials found the petitions contained invalid or duplicated signatures, a case described as unprecedented. 威尔莫斯被允许在等待上诉的情况下保释. Wilmoth was allowed to remain free on bond pending appeal. 没有候选人被指控知道这起欺诈行为. No candidates were accused of knowing about the fraud. 佩里·约翰逊是受影响的候选人之一, 他将在2026年再次竞选, 并计划使用文本确认来验证请愿书签署者. Perry Johnson, one of the affected candidates, is running again in 2026 and plans to use text confirmations to verify petition signers.