I want to tell you exactly what happened the morning my team walked into Skid Row disguised as homeless people.
 

Within minutes — minutes — a woman named Brenda Brown walked up, pinned a $20 bill to a man's shirt as a signal to the crowd, and started handing out cash.
 

Not for a day's work. Not for a service rendered.
 

For his signature on a California ballot petition. And then — because he wasn't yet registered to vote — cash again to register him right there on the spot. Watch the video for yourself here:
 

"I'm paying you guys," Brenda said. "I need to get paid too."
 

That moment is now on federal record. Because what Brenda Brown did — paying someone to register to vote — is a federal felony under 52 U.S.C. §10307, punishable by up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
 

And it didn't happen once.
 

We documented it 28 times. In a single investigation. In just a few days.
 

Here's the full story — and why it matters to every American who votes:
 

For months, paid petition circulators have been operating openly in broad daylight on Skid Row in Los Angeles — targeting the most desperate people in America.
 

They get paid $5 to $10 per signature — sometimes earning over $1,000 a day — to gather signatures on California ballot initiatives funded by corporations like Uber, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, and the American Hotel & Lodging Association.
 

But here's where the fraud metastasizes: they weren't just collecting signatures. They were coaching homeless men and women to sign using fake addresses like "Pinocchio Lane." They were pressuring people who had no idea what they were signing. And they were handing out cash, cigarettes, and marijuana to make it happen — all violations of California Elections Code §18603.
 

And it gets worse.
 

Our investigation revealed something even more chilling: these petitioners were giving the homeless printed lists of real registered voters' names and addresses and instructing them to forge those voters' signatures. Thousands of times.
 

We tracked down the real voters. One homeowner told us: "Doesn't live here. I bought this house nearly nine years ago. The only reason I know that name is because we still get her mail." He said he always felt strange receiving her ballot.
 

That woman's vote — your vote — is being forged on Skid Row for $2 and a cigarette.
 

But this isn't just about crooked petitioners. This goes straight to taxpayer-funded institutions.
 

Directly across the street from where all of this was happening sits the Weingart Center — a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that received $112 million in government grants in 2022 alone and holds over $800 million in net assets. Its executives are paid between $400,000 and $600,000 a year.
 

A Weingart Center employee named Kathy appeared on our hidden camera — directing our undercover journalist to exactly where the fraudulent petitioners would be operating. Another employee, intake coordinator Jason Warren, told us when and where to find the cash exchanges and explained how the money accounting worked. He called it routine.
 

A separate employee coached a homeless signer on plausible deniability: "They say ignorance is no excuse for the law. But a lot of times I have to say, 'I didn't know. I had no idea.'"
 

When our journalists tried to document all of this, a worker from LASA — the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, the primary funding body for Weingart — approached us, falsely identified himself as LAPD to intimidate us, then reversed course when we told him impersonating a police officer is a misdemeanor under California Penal Code 538D.
 

Law enforcement officers sitting nearby dismissed the cash exchanges as a "civil matter."
 

This is industrial-scale election fraud, and the institutions built to serve the vulnerable are operating as the cover.
 

Here's what your support has already forced to happen:
 

When Part I dropped on March 17th, the reaction was immediate and extraordinary:
 

• Governor Gavin Newsom's office issued an official statement: "This alleged activity is a felony in California. Anyone caught engaging in this activity should be investigated and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."
• U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli of the Central District of California responded directly to our footage: "Nothing is more important than the integrity of our elections. Under 52 U.S.C. §10307(c), it is a federal crime to offer payment to complete a voter registration form."
• The Los Angeles District Attorney's office confirmed a preliminary review has been opened and the Public Integrity Division is coordinating with us.
• The California Secretary of State signaled prosecutions.
• President Trump shared Part II on Truth Social, commenting: "Terrible!"
• The White House issued a statement: "The Trump Administration will always take seriously any allegation that the law has been broken and is grateful for intrepid reporters working hard to bring attention to these issues."
• LA Mayor Karen Bass, the California Secretary of State, and the Governor's office all confirmed they are aware of the investigation.

One producer was punched in the neck by a petitioner during filming. These were not safe streets. My team risked their safety to bring you this evidence.
 

None of this happens without your support.
 

A BRIEF TRANSCRIPT OF WHAT WE CAPTURED ON HIDDEN CAMERA:
 

[0:13] — The narrator: "The petitioner, Brenda Brown, hands cash money to the homeless person, not only for signing the California ballot initiative, but also as payment for them to register to vote."
 

[0:24] — Brenda Brown on hidden camera: "Now, because you haven't registered, I need to register you so I can get paid, too. I'm paying you guys. I need to get paid."
 

[0:31] — The narrator: "That is a federal felony. And it didn't just happen once. It happened over and over and over again. We personally witnessed and covertly filmed this happening at least 28 times."
 

[0:59] — Narrator: "The petitioners instruct the homeless to enter made-up addresses like Pinocchio Lane."
 

[1:07] — Petitioner on hidden camera: "Yeah. You live on Pinocchio Lane? Oh, good."
 

[1:50] — Narrator: "A Weingart Center employee advises the homeless on how to practice plausible deniability."
 

[1:56] — Weingart employee on hidden camera: "They said ignorance is not an excuse for the law. But a lot of times I have to say I didn't know. I had no idea."
 

[2:11] — Brenda Brown on the operation's structure: "It's like a pyramid game. If I were to hire you, you'll be under me. I'm under my son. I'm under him and you under me. And really, I don't need you. You need me. I don't need you."
 

[3:09] — James O'Keefe: "The Department of Justice has been sent these tapes of election fraud — cash exchange for voter registration — happening in broad daylight. There will be a new tape dropping every day until someone is arrested or indicted."
 

[3:17] — James O'Keefe: "George Washington said the administration of justice is supposed to be the firmest pillar of government. But if democracy is for sale and there is no accountability as a result of this video, it doesn't matter who is elected. Our notion of freedom is all just an illusion."
 

We need to raise $18,300 to cover the costs of this investigation.
 

Here's exactly what your money pays for:
 

$35 — background check on a petitioner or NGO official
 

$75 — helps cover one day of undercover fieldwork for a citizen journalist
 

$150 — secure communications equipment for one operative
 

$500 — helps cover full production and legal review for one video release
 

$1,000 — a massive help to cover one week of on-the-ground investigation in Los Angeles
 

$5,000 — helps funds the entire rapid-response legal defense for a release
 

With $18,300 still needed to fully cover what this investigation has already cost — and Part III on the way — every dollar you send today goes directly to the mission.
 

The last time this type of fraud was prosecuted in LA — in 2019 — there was no video. Nine individuals faced 14 counts, but it was he-said-she-said. This time, we have everything on tape.
 

We've sent the footage to the Department of Justice. We've spoken personally with the President. The LA DA's Public Integrity Division is coordinating with us. Part III is already in production.
 

But the truth only travels as far as our funding allows.
 

Will you stand with us today?
 

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P.S. — Brenda Brown is on tape handing over cash to register a homeless man to vote. That is a federal felony. We have 28 documented instances. The DOJ has the footage. But prosecutions only happen when there's public pressure — and public pressure only builds when people like you fund the journalists who bring the truth to light. Please give what you can right now.
 

P.P.S. — Part II of this investigation revealed homeless people were being given printed lists of real voters' names and instructed to forge their signatures. The White House has responded. The Trump DOJ is engaged. Don't let this story die for lack of funding. Chip in today.