Voter Fraud Charges For LI Man After General Election Scam: DA

LINDENHURST, NY — A Long Island man has been arrested for voter fraud after voting in the same election twice, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney.

Christopher Lindenberg, 54, of Lindenhurst, was arrested in April after allegedly requesting, completing, and submitting an early mail ballot in another person’s name to the Suffolk County Board of Elections in the 2024 general election, the DA said.

The DA said Lindenberg would also go on to allegedly cast a vote himself, thereby voting twice.

"Confidence in electoral systems is integral to a free society," Tierney said. "I thank the Suffolk County Board of Elections for referring this matter to us. My office is committed to ensuring the reliability of our voting process."

According to the investigation, on Oct. 19, 2024, Lindenberg used the early mail ballot online application portal to request a ballot on behalf of another person, unbeknownst to the other individual, the DA said.

The DA said he received the early mail ballot at his home on Oct. 24, and on Oct. 26, he allegedly filled out the ballot and signed both the ballot and the envelope. On Oct. 30, the fraudulent early mail ballot was received by the Suffolk County Board of Elections and was thereafter counted during the early vote period for the 2024 general election, the DA said.

Lindenberg’s alleged actions resulted in another voter being denied the opportunity to vote in the 2024 general election, as the fraudulent ballot had already been counted by the time the true voter went to the polling station to vote in person on Election Day, the DA said. Lindenberg subsequently cast a ballot in his own name as well, thereby voting twice in the 2024 general election, the DA said.

On April 8, Lindenberg was arrested by investigators of the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office’s Public Corruption Squad, the DA said.

On April 28, he was arraigned before District Court Judge Jonathan R. Bloom for one count of first-degree offering a false instrument for filing, a Class E felony, and one count of first-degree falsifying business records, a Class E felony, the DA said.

Bloom released Lindenberg on his own recognizance during the pendency of the case without bail because his charges are considered non-bail eligible under current New York State law, meaning prosecutors cannot ask for, and judges cannot set, bail, the DA said.

Lindenberg is due back in court on May 21 and is being represented by Scott Gross, the DA said