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Eric Shawn reports from New York
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- Date Oct 25, 2012
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Virginia's attorney general now investigating a possible case of voter -- an employee at a firm contacted by the State's Republican Party.
Is accused of destroying voter registration forms by throwing away in a mall dumpster -- shot penalty and -- -- Related stories for -- -- -- -- New York City newsroom here so what's the latest on this investing.
Yeah -- Martha this is the dumping of those voter registration forms in Virginia well that's now being investigated by the State's attorney general.
Turns out that -- hero Colin small who worked for -- state Republican Party contractor.
Well they -- man is charged with destroying some of those completed form -- by allegedly cutting into a dumpster in a shopping mall.
Three democratic Virginia congressman have demanded a federal investigation.
Claiming what he allegedly did may be part of a widespread Republican plot.
With a local sheriff said it appears what happened was limited and not widespread.
And Virginia attorney general can coach Natalie wouldn't comment though any possible evidence did you tell us that he will prosecute voter fraud no matter where artists.
I wouldn't say there's any particular pattern that we've observed.
Around the commonwealth.
This is a continual.
Problem human nature is what it is and people are gonna break the law and -- And that tends to not know any sorts of boundaries.
Left right up down.
And we're we're gonna go after it wherever it exists.
Other state -- at the state GOP party fired small immediately month.
-- that -- that one of those democratic politicians calling for the federal province suffered an embarrassing political setback Amazon right ya that's right the embarrassment is for veteran democratic congressman James Moran his son.
Mr.
-- -- -- Patrick or Patrick -- was resigned from his father's campaign that after being caught on tape apparently advising how to commit voter fraud.
Iran was sickened a recorded by -- controversial conservative activist James -- keeps group project Veritas.
After moron was approached and first resisted the questions he does eventually give tips -- how to forge Aggies to a legally cast ballots.
But the president and the yeah I would love -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Moran's campaign says Patrick clearly made an error in judgment -- -- himself to the Associated Press he wasn't taking the person seriously thought it was unstable and joking.
And he was only humor in him but he just says in hindsight I should have walked away -- -- -- -- thank you very much action.