PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – A plot to undermine the electoral process in Pinellas County has been disrupted, as United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announced today that Sanjar Jamilov (32) of Uzbekistan has pleaded guilty to conspiring to submit fraudulent voter registrations. Jamilov faces a potential sentence of up to five years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been determined.
Court documents reveal that between February and March 2023, Jamilov, allegedly under the direction of Dmitry Shushlebin (45) of Russia, submitted over 100 bogus voter registration applications to the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections.
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These applications raised immediate red flags due to numerous indicators of fraud.
According to the plea agreement, the fraudulent forms were submitted using names that did not belong to the individuals completing them. Investigators noted that the envelopes containing these applications shared an identical format for return and address labels, even containing the same typographical error.
Further scrutiny revealed repeating dates of birth and addresses, as well as Social Security numbers that appeared to be nearly sequential, all pointing towards a coordinated effort to deceive election officials.
The scheme also involved attempts to manipulate the U.S. Postal Service. Change of address forms were submitted to redirect mail intended for the names and addresses on the fraudulent applications to three locations allegedly controlled by Shushlebin and Jamilov.
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Fortunately, the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections’ detection systems identified the fraudulent applications, preventing them from being processed.
Dmitry Shushlebin has been charged with involvement in this conspiracy, and his case is pending.
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