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FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2018 file photo, Leslie McCrae Dowless poses for a portrait outside of his home in Bladenboro, N.C. A ballot fraud investigation has produced new felony charges against Dowless, the political operative at the center of a disputed North Carolina congressional election. Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman announced Tuesday, July 30, 2019 that Leslie McCrae Dowless was indicted on new charges related to the 2018 general election including perjury, obstruction of justice and absentee ballot possession. He was charged earlier this year with counts related to the 2016 general election and 2018 primary.(Travis Long/The News &amp; Observer via AP, File)

North Carolina ballot fraud investigation yields new charges

By JONATHAN DREW - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2018 file photo, Leslie McCrae Dowless Jr. poses for a portrait outside of his home in Bladenboro, N.C. The North Carolina political operative at the center of a ballot fraud scandal is facing criminal charges for his activities in the 2016 elections and the Republican primary in 2018. Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman said Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, that Dowless was arrested after grand jury indictments alleging illegal possession of absentee ballots and obstruction of justice. (Travis Long/The News &amp; Observer via AP, File)

Suspect in ballot fraud case freed after arraignment

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This booking photo released Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019 by the Wake City-County Bureau of Identification, shows Leslie McCrae Dowless, who was arrested Wednesday and charged with illegal ballot handling and obstruction of justice in the 2016 general election and 2018 primary. Dowless was also at the center of a ballot fraud investigation by state elections officials who ordered a new election in the disputed North Carolina congressional race. (Wake City-County Bureau of Identification via AP)

N Carolina operative charged in congressional ballot case

By EMERY P. DALESIO - Associated Press

Mark Harris, Republican candidate in North Carolina's 9th Congressional race, prepares to testify during the fourth day of a public evidentiary hearing on the 9th Congressional District voting irregularities investigation Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, at the North Carolina State Bar in Raleigh, N.C. (Travis Long/The News & Observer via AP, Pool)

Mark Harris claims he didn’t know about election fraud in N.C. race

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Leslie McCrae Dowless Jr., poses for a portrait outside his home in Bladenboro, N.C. State investigators have described Dowless as a “person of interest” in their probe into 2018 voting irregularities involving absentee ballots. (Travis Long/The News &amp; Observer via AP, File)

The Latest: Man in ballot probe declines to talk to board

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Leslie McCrae Dowless Jr., poses for a portrait outside his home in Bladenboro, N.C. State investigators have described Dowless as a “person of interest” in their probe into 2018 voting irregularities involving absentee ballots. (Travis Long/The News &amp; Observer via AP, File)

Leslie Dowless actions in North Carolina election ‘under criminal investigation’

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