Trending Now - Ex-democratic Candidate Confesses to Forging Voter Registrations

WHO:

NY Post - Henrilynn Ibezim, a former Democratic mayoral candidate in New Jersey.

Fox News - New Jersey's Attorney General Jennifer Davenport.

WHAT:

NY Post - Ibezim pleaded guilty to forging approximately 1,000 voter registration applications.

Fox News - Ibezim was charged with eight counts of various criminal offenses, including election fraud and witness tampering, which were dropped as part of a plea agreement.

Fox News - Ibezim received only 103 votes in the primary election.

WHERE:

NY Post - The city of Plainfield, New Jersey.

Fox News - A post office in Elizabeth, New Jersey, where Ibezim attempted to mail the forged applications.

Fox News - Union County courthouse in Elizabeth, New Jersey, where Ibezim pleaded guilty.

WHEN:

Fox News - Ibezim pleaded guilty to one count of third-degree forgery on April 27, 2026.

Fox News - Ibezim is due for sentencing in June 2026.

WHY:

Fox News - Ibezim allegedly intended to influence the outcome of the 2021 Democratic primary election.

HOW:

Fox News - Ibezim brought a garbage bag filled with around 1,000 falsified voter registration applications to the post office.

Fox News - Most applications were completed with the handwriting of only three or four people, and none were marked as completed by the actual voters.

Fox News - Ibezim attempted to coach a witness on how to respond to law enforcement questions, instructing the witness not to "admit anything."

(UPDATED May 2, 2026 04:03 UTC)

Henrilynn Ibezim, a former Democratic mayoral candidate in New Jersey, has pleaded guilty to forging approximately 1,000 voter registration applications, which she intended to use to influence the outcome of the 2021 Democratic primary election. Ibezim was charged with eight counts of various criminal offenses, including election fraud and witness tampering, but those charges were dropped as part of a plea agreement, and she is scheduled for sentencing in June 2026. During her court appearance at the Union County courthouse in Elizabeth, New Jersey, it was revealed that Ibezim had attempted to mail the forged applications from a post office in Elizabeth, bringing a garbage bag filled with falsified documents that were mostly completed by just a few individuals.