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A former Democrat councilman from Clarksville, Tennesee, and his wife were indicted on fraud and perjury charges.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced that Richard Garrett, the councilman, and Laquvia Garrett, his wife, were booked into the Montgomery County Jail after being arrested.

“The TBI found that the couple violated election laws. During the investigation, agents learned that they were responsible for perjury and voter registration fraud,” local news outlet WTVF reported.

“On Aug. 3, the Montgomery County Grand Jury returned indictments charging Richard with one count of perjury and two counts of voter registration fraud, and Laquvia with one count of perjury and one count of voter registration fraud,” the report added.

Garrett faced questions about whether he lived in the city ward he represented, which is required by the city.

This led to a formal investigation of Garrett’s residency by the 19th District Attorney’s office and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

He alleges that he moved his principal residence outside of Ward 1 but still owned his previous residence inside ward limits.

Beyond that, the topic of voter fraud has become a hot-button issue.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has pledged that Republicans will launch “real investigations” of Democrats’ “fraud and abuse” if the GOP wins back the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2022 midterm elections.

A brand new poll is also a blow to Democrats.

According to a survey from Rasmussen Reports, a whopping 90 percent of American voters are concerned with election cheating.

A former Democrat councilman from Clarksville, Tennesee, and his wife were indicted on fraud and perjury charges. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced that Richard Garrett, the councilman, and Laquvia Garrett, his wife, were booked into the Montgomery County Jail after being arrested. “The TBI found that the couple violated election laws. During the investigation, agents learned that they were responsible for perjury and voter registration fraud,” local news outlet WTVF reported. “On Aug. 3, the Montgomery County Grand Jury returned indictments charging Richard with one count of perjury and two counts of voter registration fraud, and Laquvia with one count of perjury and one count of voter registration fraud,” the report added. Garrett faced questions about whether he lived in the city ward he represented, which is required by the city. This led to a formal investigation of Garrett’s residency by the 19th District Attorney’s office and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. He alleges that he moved his principal residence outside of Ward 1 but still owned his previous residence inside ward limits. Beyond that, the topic of voter fraud has become a hot-button issue. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has pledged that Republicans will launch “real investigations” of Democrats’ “fraud and abuse” if the GOP wins back the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2022 midterm elections. A brand new poll is also a blow to Democrats. According to a survey from Rasmussen Reports, a whopping 90 percent of American voters are concerned with election cheating.

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The most shocking thing about this case is that they defendants are both Black! I don't know what the actual odds are, but they have to be astronomical! I mean Black people, especially in Government positions, rarely commit crimes of any kind. I guess it's possible, albeit probable that they are being framed by radical white males, who according to Representative Corey Booker, are the biggest threat to life and limb, second only to Velociraptor attacks. In response to this miscarriage of justice, Larvel T. Jones, Chairman of the Saint George Floyd Center of Peace & Harmony, had this to say, "I don't know these Black folks but they innocent."