Fairfax County, Va., prosecutor Raymond Morrogh has confirmed that his office has received the criminal vote fraud complaint filed against Texas Congressional District 22 GOP challenger Pete Olson, and is conducting an investigation into the charges.
Morrogh, a Democrat who was a lead prosecutor in the case involving accused D.C. sniper Lee Boyd Malvo, did not comment on the specifics of the allegations, but his office confirmed that an investigation had been initiated.
Last week, the Lone Star Project, a D.C.-based political action committee, filed the complaint seeking felony charges against Olson for allegedly voting in both Virginia and Connecticut.
In the formal complaint, Lone Star Project Director Matt Angle said that Olson had violated several sections of the Virginia criminal code by voting in an election in Connecticut while also remaining an active registered voter in Virginia. Olson was living in Annandale, Virginia while working on the staff of U.S. Sen. John Cornyn in Washington, D.C., but voted in a special election in Newtown, Conn., where his parents, Richard and Mary Olson, lived, the complaint said.
Through campaign spokesperson Amy Goldstein, Olson has repeatedly denied the allegations. His campaign also released a Senate travel voucher showing Olson was traveling on the day of the Connecticut election.
