AG Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability announced today that Paterson City Council President Alex Mendez along with three alleged co-conspirators and another Paterson resident are facing new charges in a superseding indictment that alleges they stole ballots, forged ballots and voter registrations, and submitted them to help Mendez win Paterson’s May 2020 municipal election.

2020 election.

“As alleged, this case is not simply about a city council seat. The people’s right to vote and to have their voices heard was subverted by what we allege to be an unlawful conspiracy. This was unfair to the voters of Paterson. It was, as the grand jury charged, fraud and theft.”- AG Platkin