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THURSDAY, JULY 17, 2003

A South Dakota man pleaded guilty on Wednesday as part of a voter fraud investigation involving American Indians.

Lyle Nichols faces a maximum sentence of two years in prison and a $2,000 fine for possession of a forged instrument. He set up a system for filling out voter registration cards that he failed to verify. He was paid $576 by the United Sioux Tribes.

Nichols was on a work release program from a local jail during the time the fraud occurred. Republican activists, mostly from out of state, alleged Indian voter fraud contributed to the re-election of Sen. Tim Johnson (D-S.D.).

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Inmate's pals forged voter cards (The Rapid City Journal 7/17)

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