MN lawyer sanctioned $10,000 for filing election challenges without plaintiffs' knowledge

[DonViejo]

‘To my horror, I saw that I had sued Steve Simon and Ilhan Omar,’ a plaintiff said.

By JOSH VERGES | [e-mail] | Pioneer Press
PUBLISHED: March 26, 2021 at 4:47 p.m. | UPDATED: March 26, 2021 at 5:51 p.m.

A Minnesota attorney who filed legal challenges to the November election of five congressional Democrats was given a $10,000 sanction Friday after a judge found she “bamboozled” voters into signing on as plaintiffs without their knowledge or permission.

“Susan Shogren Smith … perpetrated a fraud against this court and, more importantly, perpetrated a fraud against these plaintiffs,” Ramsey County Chief District Judge Leonardo Castro said from the bench.

Shogren Smith is a member of the MN Election Integrity Team, a conservative group that sought to prevent the state from certifying its election results while President Donald Trump and his allies promoted unfounded claims of election fraud.

On Dec. 1, she filed five complaints in Ramsey County District Court, naming as defendants Secretary of State Steve Simon and the Democratic candidates who won their Congressional races.

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https://www.twincities.com/2021/03/26/mn-lawyer-sanctioned-10000-for-filing-election-challenges-without-plaintiffs-knowledge/

[soothsayer]

1. Seems like a good start.

[crickets]

2. Wowsers. That did not go well. nt