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Stockton City Council candidate arrested for perjury and false declaration of candidacy, prosecutors say
CBS News ^ | 8/19/26 | Brandon Downs

Posted on 08/19/2026 5:21:03 PM PDT by CFW

Stockton City Council candidate Desiree Lynch was arrested on multiple felony counts that allege she filed as a candidate within a district that she did not live in, prosecutors said on Wednesday.

The San Joaquin County District Attorney's Office said she was arrested on five felony counts, including three counts of perjury, causing or allowing false voter registration, and filing a false nomination or declaration of candidacy.

Prosecutors said an investigation determined that Lynch was living in Lodi and North Stockton, which are within District 1 boundaries. Lynch, a mother and a nurse, said she is running for Stockton's District 5 city council seat.

The investigation revealed that she used two fraudulent addresses in Stockton, including listing a room above Harry's Cocktail Lounge on E. Charter Way and Doyle Garden Apartments on E. Oak Street, prosecutors said.

"When she falsified these documents, she deprived the voters in her district of the chance to decide who represents them," said San Joaquin County District Attorney Ron Freitas.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: ca; corruption; elections
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It's California so this kind of stuff is normal. So the question is who wants her out of the election?
1 posted on 08/19/2026 5:21:03 PM PDT by CFW
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To: CFW

Tallywhacko, in Texas, did it with impunity, too…


2 posted on 08/19/2026 5:40:32 PM PDT by umbagi (Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it. [Twain])
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To: CFW

She probably mistook selling drugs there for residency. /s


3 posted on 08/19/2026 5:46:54 PM PDT by chickenlips (Neuter your politicians )
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To: CFW

They do this garbage all the time. The question is who didn’t get paid to look the other way?


4 posted on 08/19/2026 5:48:15 PM PDT by vpintheak (The left is violence.)
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To: CFW

TSK TSK TSK


5 posted on 08/19/2026 6:09:33 PM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: CFW

How about arresting the DSA perps for insurrection? Easy peasy.


6 posted on 08/19/2026 6:45:29 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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