A former Democratic mayoral candidate in Plainfield, New Jersey, has pleaded guilty to forging voter registration applications connected to the 2021 Democratic primary election.
Henrilyn Ibezim, 71, admitted to the charge as part of a case stemming from his candidacy in that election cycle.
Ibezim ran on the Unity Party ticket during the primary, according to reporting.
New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced in a press release Thursday that Ibezim entered his guilty plea earlier in the week.
He was charged with one count of third-degree forgery.
“Under the terms of his plea agreement with the Attorney General’s Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA), the State agreed to dismiss the remaining counts in the indictment and to not prosecute the defendant for any other disclosed criminal violations arising out of his conduct during the Democratic primary for mayor in June 2021,” the attorney general’s office said.
Prosecutors indicated they will recommend a sentence of probation.
According to the charges, Ibezim was accused of attempting to submit a large number of fraudulent voter registration applications.
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