A redacted FBI timeline for case 56D-DE-3407960 lists investigative and prosecutorial events from October 2020 through October 2024 concerning Michigan voter-registration applications.
The timeline begins with an October 2020 Michigan State Police briefing and shows that PIN initially authorized a full-field investigation into prepaid cards but not voter fraud; it later allowed contacts with election and law-enforcement authorities to gather more information.
“10/27/2020 – MSP briefed FBI DE Election Team”
“PIN authorized FFI into prepaid cards. Investigation into voter fraud not authorized”
Agents copied and ran database checks on sets of voter-registration applications during 2022, and PIN authorized a full-field investigation on February 2, 2023. The timeline then records evidence collection, database checks on 107 applications, and canvasser interviews or attempted interviews.
“copied 100 applications reportedly not processed by the clerk from MPD”
“2/2/2023 – PIN authorized full field investigation”
The FBI sent associated voter-registration applications to its laboratory in September 2023 and conducted mass canvasser interviews in December. Handwriting and indented-writing work continued into 2024, with the Questioned Documents Laboratory Report completed in May.
“12/12/2023 – 12/15/2023 – Mass interviews of canvassers conducted”
“the Questioned Documents Laboratory Report was complete and provided a copy.”
The timeline says an AUSA did not expect prosecution in March 2024 and that officials advised in July that there would be no prosecution. By October, however, the U.S. Attorney was reportedly reconsidering prosecution and a PIN attorney sought the interview reports, so the final visible entry does not establish a final charging disposition.
“he did not expect this case was going to lead to prosecution.”
“there would be no prosecution”
“stated he was reconsidering prosecution.”
“a PIN attorney would like to review the FD-302s from the investigation.”