Former Plainfield mayoral candidate pleads guilty to forging voter registrations
Rick Rickman Published: April 30, 2026
- Ex-mayor candidate admits forging nearly 1,000 voter forms in NJ Democratic primary
- Failed Plainfield mayor candidate admits forging hundreds of voter registration forms before 2021 primary.
- Investigators say he was caught carrying nearly 1,000 fake applications at an Elizabeth post office.
- Prosecutors plan to seek probation, not prison, at June sentencing.
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PLAINFIELD — A failed candidate for mayor has admitted to forging hundreds of voter registration applications in the days leading up to a major election.
Henrilynn Ibezim, 71, pleaded guilty to third-degree forgery in Superior Court in Union County earlier this week. But he likely faces no time behind bars, according to the Attorney General’s Office.
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Probation!
What kind of message does that send to deter future crime?
We need tougher sentences and some institutional discipline.
Perhaps the various Democratic (or Republican) party organizations should be fined a million bucks. That should send a message!
Argh!
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