Brenda Lee Brown Armstrong, 64, also known as “Anika,” even let homeless people use her own address to register to vote.
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California's 'butt sniffer' strikes again as LA woman admits illegal vote sign up scheme
California, land of odd headlines, delivers two today: a serial 'butt sniffer' strikes again, and an LA woman admits to an illegal voting scheme but escapes a five-year sentence in what the court calls an 'abysmal display.' The receipts show behavior that makes the news, a court outcome that makes the cut, and a state that pays for both. The column is not about motive or intent—it's about the arrangement. The picture is documented, the admission is on record, and the outcome is in the ledger. The state gets the headline, the public gets the bill, and the news cycle keeps spinning. The stakes are as plain as the picture: California pays for the show, and the audience doesn't get a vote.
“California's got a serial 'butt sniffer' and an LA woman admitting to an illegal voting scheme. The court lets her walk, but the picture sticks. The state gets the headline, but the public gets the bill.”
“California is a big state with a lot going on. Sure, there's some strange behavior, and yes, an unusual court outcome, but that's just the diversity of the Golden State. Did I say diversity? Maybe that's not quite the word.”
The receipts
The bust is the latest bizarre allegation involving the registered sex offender whose disturbing history of alleged “butt-sniffing” incidents stretches back years.
This page is a back-issue: the story as it ran, receipts as they were. The current edition is at the front.