{"id":2634588,"date":"2026-07-24T07:33:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T11:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignmichigan-city-council-member-with-violent-past-charged-with-election-fraud\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T07:37:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T11:37:42","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignmichigan-city-council-member-with-violent-past-charged-with-election-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignmichigan-city-council-member-with-violent-past-charged-with-election-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan City Council Member Charged With Election Fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Futm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignmichigan-city-council-member-with-violent-past-charged-with-election-fraud%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2634588&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Leon El-Alamin, a Flint, Michigan City Council Member, emphasizes honesty in his dealings with diverse groups and is known for his advocacy work, including leading a criminal record expungement program. However, he is currently facing legal trouble, charged with election fraud for allegedly lying about his residence too qualify for office-a crime that could result in up to five years in prison and removal from the ballot if convicted. El-Alamin was previously arrested for domestic assault, which his supporters have publicized, and he faces an upcoming trial on assault charges involving his former girlfriend. His background includes a history as a drug dealer, a prison sentence, and conversion to Islam, which he publicly documents. He has publicly expressed confidence in clearing his name and dismisses these accusations as political distractions. Additionally, El-Alamin runs a nonprofit focused on violence prevention.<\/p>\n<p>This legal and personal controversy occurs amidst broader concerns over election integrity in Michigan, especially relating to alleged voter registration fraud linked to fake applications in Muskegon County. Despite investigations revealing widespread false registrations and organized misconduct, authorities, including Michigan\u2019s attorney general, have faced criticism for their lack of prosecution, raising questions about election security. governor Gretchen Whitmer\u2019s criminal justice reforms and her association with El-Alamin have also drawn scrutiny. the situation reflects ongoing national debates about election integrity and accountability.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Flint, Michigan, City Council Member <a href=\"https:\/\/www.muslimsforamericanprogress.org\/leon-el-alamin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Leon El-Alamin,<\/a> seems to believe honesty is the best policy. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI deal with a lot of different types of people. I\u2019m always me regardless of who they are. Whether it\u2019s the governor or mayor, I\u2019m still going to be honest and tell you the truth of what\u2019s going on, and the things that you can do to help,\u201d El-Alamin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.muslimsforamericanprogress.org\/leon-el-alamin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> in a profile produced by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/institute-for-social-policy-and-understanding-ispu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Muslims for American Progress (MAP) Project<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>But the community activist and face of Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer\u2019s sweeping <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.michigan.gov\/administration\/special-initiatives\/clean-slate2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">criminal record expungement program<\/a> finds himself allegedly at odds with the truth, once again in trouble with the law \u2014 this time facing election fraud charges amid his re-election campaign. That may be the least of the former drug dealer\u2019s problems in a swing state notorious for election integrity issues. <\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Political Distraction\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>El-Alamin is free on a $5,000 personal recognizance bond after his arraignment earlier this month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/news\/flint\/2026\/07\/flint-councilman-charged-with-domestic-assault-now-faces-election-fraud-charge.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to<\/a> mlive.com. He was expected to appear in court for his preliminary hearing on Thursday. If convicted of the charges against him, Flint\u2019s 1st Ward councilman could be sentenced to a maximum five years in prison, and he\u2019d lose his place on the November ballot. <\/p>\n<p>El-Alamin, 45, stands accused of lying on his affidavit in April 2025, claiming he resided within Flint\u2019s city limits to qualify for the council seat. He did not, Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton told ABC 12 in Flint. Instead, El-Alamin was residing in nearby Mt. Morris Township, residents and others told police. A tenant at the Flint address listed on the councilman\u2019s affidavit also told investigators that El-Alamin did not live there, but that he was the landlord of the property. <\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>The official charge is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislature.mi.gov\/Laws\/MCL?objectName=mcl-168-933\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">election law false swearing<\/a>, or perjury, and it comes nearly two years after Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson\u2019s office received a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/sos\/-\/media\/Project\/Websites\/sos\/CFR-Complaints\/2024\/01\/Hudson-v-El-Alamin-Compiled.pdf?rev=265e810b13764492b3e2d78bf99ac8c7&#038;hash=0297DAB55D8FCAE04662B6FE8B0EFB4E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">complaint<\/a> accusing El-Alamin of wrongdoing. <\/p>\n<p>He did not return The Federalist\u2019s message seeking comment left at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/news\/flint\/2017\/09\/made_institute_to_use_55000_gr.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MADE Institute<\/a>, the nongovernmental organization the ex-con launched after getting out of prison. MADE stands for Money, Attitude, Direction and Education, and its mission ostensibly is to help \u201creturned citizens\u201d (ex-cons) and at-risk youth find employment, education, and housing. <\/p>\n<p>The councilman did tell MLive.com in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/news\/flint\/2026\/07\/election-fraud-charge-came-15-months-after-msp-started-investigation-of-flint-councilman.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement<\/a> that he is \u201cconfident that he will be cleared of any wrongdoing.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have always believed in the rule of law and due process,\u201d he said, adding that he will continue to defend himself through the legal process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether intentional or not, these repeated accusations have become a political distraction that shifts attention away from the real issues our residents and neighbors are facing,\u201d El-Alamin said in the statement. <\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Brutal and Terrifying Assault\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>The council member who runs a <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.propublica.org\/nonprofits\/organizations\/473281597\/202532549349300518\/full\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$1 million nonprofit<\/a> dedicated to providing \u201ccomprehensive non-violence prevention programs\u201d also awaits an <a href=\"https:\/\/midmichigannow.com\/news\/local\/flint-councilman-domestic-assault-charges-election-fraud-leon-elalamin-news-city-council-crime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">October trial<\/a> on a felony charge of \u201cassault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder\u201d and a misdemeanor domestic violence charge. <\/p>\n<p>Mt. Morris Township police arrested him a little over a year ago on allegations that he choked and caused lacerations on his then-girlfriend\u2019s face after she called 911 asking for help, according to previous court testimony. El-Alamin has pleaded not guilty to the charges, which include a habitual offender charge. <\/p>\n<p>Councilmember Jerri Winfrey-Carter has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=926873297176220&#038;set=flint-city-councilwoman-jerri-winfrey-carter-announced-she-will-not-seek-re-elec\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">called<\/a> for his removal from the council. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe disturbing and detailed statement from the survivor outlines a brutal and terrifying assault, including choking, dragging, punching, and threats of further violence,\u201d Winfrey-Carter wrote of her Facebook page. \u201cHer courage to speak out in the face of trauma is commendable, and I stand with her.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Fast Money,\u2019 Hard Time<\/h2>\n<p>The former cocaine dealer was sentenced in 2003 to a minimum of 12 years in prison on drug and weapons charges, a past he has made very public on his website.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter graduating from high school, the allure of earning fast money made Leon start hustling drugs,\u201d his <a href=\"https:\/\/madeinstitute.org\/meet-our-founder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bio states<\/a>. A few years later, he ended up in a coma following a shootout over a drug turf war, according to the blurb.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe incident led to his eventual arrest and imprisonment on drug and weapons charges. At the age of 30, Leon was released from prison after serving part of a 12-20-year sentence,\u201d the bio states. <\/p>\n<p>El-Alamin went into prison as Leon Wilson, his birth name. While there he converted to Islam and changed his last name. He was a beneficiary of Whitmer\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/whitmer\/news\/press-releases\/2020\/10\/12\/governor-whitmer-signs-bipartisan-clean-slate-criminal-justice-reform-bills-expanding-opportunities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Clean Slate Act<\/a>, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/michigan-councilman-arrested-alleged-domestic-violence-dem-law-cleared-his-criminal-past\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wipes out<\/a> criminal records of ex-convicts like El-Alamin. The far-left governor snapped a photo with him in 2024. It\u2019s on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/abdullah.alameen1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook page.<\/a> The page also features a photo he took with Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet, D-Mich.<\/p>\n<p>Whitmer\u2019s office did not return The Federalist\u2019s request for comment. <\/p>\n<p>El-Alamin\u2019s election fraud case moves forward as Michigan again lands back in the national spotlight for an election integrity scandal from the 2020 presidential election. <\/p>\n<p>Last week in his nationwide address, President Donald Trump said he asked FBI Director Kash Patel to \u201cfully\u201d investigate a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >leftist voter registration scheme involving potentially thousands<\/a> of fraudulent signatures. Trump announced that he had declassified intelligence documents that detail the FBI\u2019s investigation at the time.  <\/p>\n<p>The records offer a window into the massive voter registration fraud operation in Muskegon, Michigan, that tracked as many as 10,000 suspicious or forged registration forms submitted in the weeks before the election. <\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Clearly Fraudulent\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>As The Federalist reported, one former employer told FBI agents that her bosses required her to submit \u201ctwo to three applications to get paid.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost of the employees submitted the registrations with false information because it was easy money,\u201d the former form wrangler told investigators, according to one email. <\/p>\n<p>Another canvasser told FBI agents that she knew of other canvassers \u201cwho would trade marijuana and money for voter registration applications.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One former employee estimated she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-declassified-docs-detail-massive-michigan-voter-registration-fraud\/\" title=\"Declassified Docs Detail ... Voter Registration Fraud\">submitted 100 fake voter registration applications<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Nobody was ever held accountable. In 2023, Republicans in the Michigan House of Representative introduced articles of impeachment against Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, who, according to the lawmakers, \u201cviolated her constitutional oath of office by failing to faithfully discharge the duties of her office.\u201d Nessel opted not to prosecute. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite the fact that an October 2020 investigation found evidence that an organization submitted clearly fraudulent voter registration applications to the Muskegon City Clerk, Attorney General Nessel has failed to charge those responsible for forging and filing these documents,\u201d the resolution <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislature.mi.gov\/documents\/2023-2024\/resolutionintroduced\/House\/htm\/2023-HIR-0165.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stated<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The Michigan State Police, which worked with Nessel\u2019s office on the state probe into the fraud allegations, covered for the controversial attorney general. <\/p>\n<p>\u201c[N]one of the irregular voter registrations in Muskegon resulted in voters receiving absentee ballots, any resulting registrations have been voided, and there is no expected impact on any election,\u201d the law enforcement agency said in a statement. <\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Matt Kittle is a senior elections correspondent for The Federalist. An award-winning investigative reporter and 30-year veteran of print, broadcast, and online journalism, Kittle previously served as the executive director of Empower Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flint councilman claims honesty, faces election fraud charges<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":656,"featured_media":2634589,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-24-at-12.23.45-AM-1024x580.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32360,35580,83119,37975,36154],"class_list":["post-2634588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-election-fraud","tag-legal-charges","tag-michigan-city-council","tag-michigan-politics","tag-political-corruption"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-24-at-12.23.45-AM-1024x580.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2634588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/656"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2634588"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2634588\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2634592,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2634588\/revisions\/2634592"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2634589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2634588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2634588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2634588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}