What Is Going on With the Hamtramck City Council and Election Fraud?

Several Muslim members of the Hamtramck, Michigan, council are either under investigation or have been charged with various counts related to election fraud. Last year, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel reportedly asked for a special prosecutor over allegations that several council members and associates conspired to commit election fraud in the 2023 city council election.

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Mohammed Hassan, the mayor pro tem, was charged with felonies including election-law forgery and forging a signature on an absentee ballot application, as well as a misdemeanor charge of making a false statement on an application. He was acquitted in July of the two felonies but convicted of the misdemeanor. On August 7, he was sentenced to one year of probation and 80 hours of community service. He remains on the council.

Muhtasin Sadman also faced multiple felony counts, including forgery and aiding unqualified electors. Those felonies were dismissed after witnesses failed to show at a preliminary hearing. He later pleaded guilty to a reduced offense.

Abu Musa was caught on surveillance recordings stuffing bundles of absentee ballots into a drop box across from City Hall. Musa was recorded handing the ballots to the driver, who then puts them in the ballot drop box. That has not led to any legal repercussions yet. Council member Mohammed Alsomiri was also investigated, but has not been charged.

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