A New Jersey city councilman and three others were charged in a mail-in voter fraud scheme that ended with 19 percent of ballots rejected, officials said.
Paterson City Councilman Michael Jackson, 48, Councilman-elect Alex Mendez, 45, Shelim Khalique, 51, and Abu Razyen, 21, were charged with crimes that include fraud in casting mail-in votes, unauthorized possession of ballots, and tampering with public records.
