DA charges ex-Meng aide with voter fraud

Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown charged Simon Ting, an aide to former New York State Assemblymember Jimmy Meng, with voter registration fraud alleging 36 separate incidents of changing voter addresses during Meng's 2004 primary.
During the investigation, prosecutors uncovered the filings that were made by Ting while registering voters between May 28 and August 20, 2004.
The files allege that Ting changed addresses for registrants who did not live inside Assembly District 22 in Flushing and inserted either his home address or Meng's business address, which would have allowed them to vote in the election. However, none of the people with alleged false applications tried to vote in the actual election.
&#8220While I am sad to hear of today's news, it is important to note that it had no impact on my 2004 victory which we all worked hard for,” Meng said in a statement.
The investigation uncovered no evidence that anyone other than Ting participated in the scheme, and, if convicted, he could face up to four years in prison.
Even after the indictment, Meng praised his former aide for the work he did for the community.
&#8220Our community is forever grateful for Simon's love and concern for [them],” Meng said. &#8220We should not discount the fact that he has dedicated the last few years to serving and working hard for everyone in the community.”