Two Hamtramck councilmen have been charged by a county prosecutor with election and absentee ballot fraud in 2023.
Councilmen Mohammed Kamrul Hassan, 57, and Muhtasin Rahman Sadman, 26, each face several felony and misdemeanor charges for alleged criminal activity from July 7 to Nov. 7, 2023, a time period that includes both the August primary and November general elections in Hamtramck, in which Hassan and Sadman were running. The charges don’t specify which of the two elections the alleged fraud involves.
The charges were filed Friday, Aug. 8, in 31st District Court in Hamtramck by Monroe County Prosecuting Attorney Jeffrey Yorkey, who was assigned to the case after Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel recused herself over perceptions of bias against Muslims....
Yorkey said Monday, Aug. 11, in a statement to the Free Press that the charges came after “an exhaustive review of law enforcements findings.”
Yorkey said that “Sadman forged an absentee ballot application with the intent to defraud and aided or counseled two unqualified electors to vote in the 2023 election” and that Hassan “forged an absentee ballot application with the intent to defraud in the 2023 election for City Council.” It’s unclear who the two voters involved in Sadman’s case are.
“Several law enforcement agencies conducted thorough investigations and submitted their findings to our office,” Yorkey said.
