Calif. Woman Pleads Guilty in Skid Row Voter Scheme
18th May 2026
A Marina del Rey woman has admitted to running a voter registration scheme that allegedly exploited homeless people living on Los Angeles’ Skid Row in exchange for cash, cigarettes, and other small items, according to federal prosecutors.
Brenda Lee Brown Armstrong, 64, known as “Anika,” agreed to plead guilty to a felony charge of paying people to register to vote in federal elections, the Justice Department announced Monday.
Authorities say Armstrong spent years working as a paid petition circulator for California ballot measures before allegedly turning the operation into a voter registration scheme targeting vulnerable homeless individuals.
I’m willing to bet that she isn’t a Republican.