Former Dem congressman pleads guilty to orchestrating ballot-stuffing scheme to benefit Democrats



Disgraced former Democratic congressman Michael "Ozzie" Myers has pleaded guilty to ballot stuffing in multiple elections.

Myers was infamously expelled from the House of Representatives — the only member of Congress to be expelled in the 20th century — in 1980 after being caught up in a bribery scandal. He was later convicted of bribery and conspiracy, and he was sentenced to three years in prison.

Michael Myers after he was expelled from Congress in October 1980 (Bettmann/Contributor/Getty Images)

What are the details?

The Justice Department announced on Monday Myers, now 79 years old, pleaded to conspiracy to deprive voters of civil rights, bribery, obstruction of justice, falsification of voting records, and conspiring to illegally vote in a federal election.

According to the DOJ, Myers "orchestrat[ed] schemes to fraudulently stuff the ballot boxes for specific Democratic candidates in the 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 Pennsylvania elections."

An unsealed indictment against Myers explains

As a political consultant, defendant MYERS held himself out as an effective and successful political operative capable of ensuring his clients' electoral success. Defendant MYERS exercised influence and control in Philadelphia's 39th Ward by distributing cash payments and supporting family, friends, and allies for elective office in the 39th Ward, and installing Ward Leaders, Judges of Elections, and Democratic State Committee Persons.

Through the scheme described below, MYERS advanced his political and financial interests through fraudulent and corrupt means by engaging in a "ballot stuffing" scheme that enabled him to take credit for the electoral success of his Philadelphia based clients and preferred candidates, secure his standing in local party politics that enabled him to control and influence the 39th Ward, and influence the distribution of local patronage jobs.

In a particularly brutal reminder of his past, FBI special agent in charge Jacqueline Maguire said Myers' latest crime spree is indicative of who he is as a person.

"One thing you can say about Ozzie Myers: his values have long been out of whack," she said. "Decades ago, he valued a fake sheikh’s bribes more than the ethical obligations of his elected federal office.

"This time around, he valued his clients’ money and his own whims more than the integrity of multiple elections and the will of Philadelphia voters," Maguire added. "Free and fair elections are critical to the health of our democracy, which is why protecting the legitimacy of the electoral process at every level is such a priority for the FBI.”

Former Democrat Congressman Pleads Guilty To Rigging Elections In Pennsylvania

A former Democrat congressman, who was expelled from the House of Representatives in 1980 after getting caught taking bribes in what turned out to be an FBI sting, pleaded guilty to multiple election fraud charges this week after the U.S. Department of Justice charged him with bribery, falsifying voting records, stuffing ballot boxes, and more […]

Fictional movie murderer Michael Myers accused of being homophobic in new 'Halloween' movie



Michael Myers, the central fictional figure of the "Halloween" movie franchise, is homophobic, according to certain corners of social media.

What are the details?

Myers, or "The Shape," has been accused of homophobia after killing a same-sex couple in the newest "Halloween" installment, 2021's "Halloween Kills."

TMZ on Wednesday reported, "This is actually a thing ... the latest iteration of the masked madman is being accused by some Twitter truthers of being homophobic for offing a same-sex couple in the new 'Halloween Kills' movie ... which just came out about a week or so ago."

In the film, Myers executes a gay couple inside their home — which used to belong to Myers' family — and eventually lays their bodies next to one another on the ground. One of the men is sitting upright against a bookshelf while another lies on his back, one knee raised, with his hands folded over his stomach and his head on his dead partner's knee.

As TMZ pointed out, "Dude literally kills everyone in his path — black people, gay people, young and old ... and any gender."

What has been the response?

One clearly ruffled social user tweeted, "Michael Myers is homophobic[.]"

Michael Myers is homophobic #HalloweenKills https://t.co/dVeO4Hvqh5

— ECDD 512 (@isaelvalen) 1634445662.0

TMZ reported that another user wrote, "HALLOWEEN KILLS WAS SO GOOD BUT WHY DID MICHAEL HAVE TO KILL THE ONE GAY COUPLE... MICHAEL MYERS IS HOMOPHOBIC CONFIRMED."

WeGotThisCovered reported that another user quipped, "[A]ll i got from the new halloween movie is that michael myers is homophobic[.]"

Another added, "Can't believe Michael Myers is homophobic #cancelled."

"Watched Halloween Kills last night and y'all horror gays lied to me I didn't know Michael Myers was homophobic," another user noted, according to the outlet.

"Michael Myers is a racist homophobic murderer. No respect for him now," another user complained.

Another user marveled, "[T]he juxtaposition of michael myers killing a gay couple and chucky [the evil doll] talking about his genderfluid child in the same week is just insane[.]"

The TMZ report added, "While many appreciated the representation, others appear to have been offended by these two guys being among the body count. There've also been a few articles and op-eds written on the matter — and despite most who acknowledge it as silly ... some are pointing out 'The Shape' may, in fact, not be as progressive as some of his counterparts."

What else?

It seems fair to point out that social media wasn't paying much attention to what was happening in the film before circulating reports that the Myers character is gay — considering the fact that if you look closely at the photo behind the slain gay couple, it is a decidedly benign mirror image to the grisly scene taking place on the floor immediately below it.

#MichaelMyers is not homophobic. #HalloweenKills https://t.co/dMvvNhKhF3

— Sarah Taylor (@thesarahdtaylor) 1635355758.0

Anything else to know?

"Halloween" star Jamie Lee Curtis, who starred in both the 1978 original film and some of its successive films, recently spoke out about the gory horror flick and said that portions of the film mirror Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol.

She explained that the new film is "about rage, about a mob of angry people who don't trust the government, who don't trust the police, who don't trust the authorities to get the job done."

"They're going to do the job themselves," she added.

(Content warning: Graphic violence, gore):

Halloween Kills - Official Trailerwww.youtube.com