Los Angeles Woman Charged With Paying Homeless People to Register to Vote

The woman has agreed to plead guilty to one felony count.
Los Angeles Woman Charged With Paying Homeless People to Register to Vote
Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington on Sept. 29, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
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A Southern California woman has admitted to paying homeless people living in the Skid Row area of downtown Los Angeles to register to vote, federal prosecutors announced May 18.

Brenda Lee Brown Armstrong, 64, from the upscale coastal enclave of Marina del Ray, will plead guilty to one felony count of paying another person to register to vote, a federal charge that carries a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison.

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