EXCLUSIVE: Multiple Individuals Charged With Election Fraud in “Secret Indictment” in Rhode Island

Saturday, July 18, 2026

Josh Fenton, CEO & co-founder

 

A Rhode Island grand jury returned a secret indictment against four individuals, charging them with more than 40 counts related to election fraud.

The grand jury and the charges are only now being unveiled after an extensive GoLocal investigation.

Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha never announced the indictments. 

His office did respond to questions on Friday relating to the charges, but did not answer why the indictments and arrests were never publicly disclosed.

One of those charged tells GoLocal that the issues are far more widespread.

The core of the crimes is tied to a political movement — No Labels — that was seeking enough signatures to be registered as a political party in Rhode Island to run a presidential candidate in the 2024 election. In Rhode Island, the No Labels effort was chaired by Gary Sasse, the former director of Administration under Governor Donald Carcieri and an occasional columnist for GoLocal and other publications.

As part of that effort, No Labels hired Advanced Micro Targeting — a Texas-based firm that specializes in collecting signatures for political campaigns.

Advanced Micro Targeting describes itself as  “a direct democracy firm that sells big ideas. Big ideas like ending government corruption, giving voters the right to decide what’s best for them, and electing leaders who actually listen to the voters.” It has been involved with similar political activities in multiple other states. 

In January 2026, the Missouri Attorney General began a separate investigation into Advanced Micro Targeting. GoLocal spoke at length with both the President and Founder, Bill Rogers, and the COO, Amanda Fitzgerald, about the situation in Rhode Island and the Missouri investigation. The executives in the interview said the company does extensive background checks on all of its workers, but questions are emerging about those claims.

On Sunday, GoLocal will publish a significant second part to this investigation.

Problems Began – Dead People Signing Election Petitions

The problems began for the employees of Advanced Micro Targeting in Rhode Island when election officials in Jamestown and Cranston detected suspicious activity, including forged election papers signed by dead people.

Court documents tied to the indictments show the issues were far more widespread and were detected in multiple other communities.

The matters were turned over to the board of election, and unbeknownst to most anyone, it was then referred to the Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office.  

Rhode Island Secretary of State Gregg Amore told GoLocal in a phone interview on Friday night that he was aware of questions about the issues in Cranston and Jamestown, but “I never heard anything else about it.”

GoLocal has uncovered, through court documents and dozens of interviews, that four people were charged with multiple crimes, and two have been sentenced.

Nick Lima, who is the election official in Cranston, told GoLocal in a phone interview, “I guess [No Labels] hired this outside company, and the company didn’t use the most reputable people, I guess, that they flew in here from Texas and wherever.”

“And I don’t know if they’re being paid by the signature or what kind of system was set up. But, somebody just used an old phone book or what? And I don’t know if they’re being paid by the signature or what kind of system was set up,” added Lima, who said he testified before the grand jury but never heard anything more about the cases.

Four Individuals Charged

Two individuals, Drake Dishman of Las Vegas and Justina Bradshaw of Rosenberg, Texas, both pleaded to multiple charges in recent months. The indictments were in October of 2024.

Bradshaw spent five months at the Rhode Island Adult Correctional facility for women, as she could not make a $300 bail.

Drake Dishman PHOTO: Facebook

Dishman Talks About the Company

Dishman conducted a lengthy phone call with GoLocal on Friday.

He said he and the other workers did what the company told them to do. 

“It’s not good, the company did nothing for me…I don’t think any of this is right. They begged me to plead guilty, or they said I’d spend like 10 years in prison,” said Dishman.

“I wanted to sit the whole thing out and have them prove it. I mean, I almost wanted to do that. I almost wanted to just sit and be extradited from Las Vegas. Be like. I didn’t do this,” said Dishman.

For Dishman, Rhode Island was just one of the places he worked for Advanced Micro Targeting.

“Yeah, I worked at a lot of places — Rhode. Island. Tennessee. Nebraska. Missouri. In Rhode. Island.  I did 71 days or so. And then it seemed like less than two months in Nebraska. And Tennessee was a few more days. And. You know. Here and there,” Dishman said.

Dishman said he learned of the Rhode Island indictment when he went to the Las Vegas Police station to take fingerprints for a $ 12-an-hour job. He was arrested at the station.

About the situation, Dishman said, “I have no faith left in any, pretty much any company. Yeah, I’m sorry.”

“I don’t know if I should talk to people because I did the same thing in Nebraska. I did the same thing in Missouri. I did the same things in Nevada. You know, and how do I know those states aren’t going to come after me?” said Dishman.

According to Neronha’s office, “Consideration was given to Dishman, and his more favorable disposition ultimately resulted from his lack of criminal history, the mitigation package provided by counsel, and the fact that he was not charged with any Identity Fraud or Counterfeiting charges.” Dishman was also represented by Boston-based attorney Callan Stein of the national law firm Troutman.

Dishman was charged with:

Grand Jury Charges Against Drake Dishman SOURCE: RI Courts

Justina Bradshaw PHOTO: RI Department of Corrections

Bradshaw Sat in Prison for Months

Bradshaw, a 42-year-old woman, came to Rhode Island to work for Advanced Micro Targeting. After being indicted by the grand jury, she was arrested in Texas and returned to Rhode Island.  She remained in prison for months before pleading guilty to multiple charges.

One person with direct knowledge said she simply did not have enough money for bail. She worked in the kitchen at the prison and was paid $2 a day, saving that money for when she was released so she could travel back to her family in Rosenberg, TX.

JR Ventura, the spokesperson for the Rhode Island Department of Corrections, confirmed that Bradshaw spent five months at the women’s facility.

Nehrona’s office said in an email to Golocal:

This Defendant was extradited from Texas, and her warrant was canceled on December 4, 2025.  Bail was set, but it was never posted during the time the case was pending.  Defendant Bradshaw had a lengthy criminal history (out of state) and was charged with Identity Fraud and Forgery in addition to various Violations as to Nomination Papers or Withdrawals and Giving False Documents to Agent, Employee, or Public Official charges.  At least one of her submitted signature sheets had the name, address, and signature (appearing to be written in her handwriting) of a voter who had been deceased for years.

 

Grand Jury Charges Against Justina Bradshaw SOURCE: RI Courts

 

On June 30, Bradshaw pleaded and was sentenced as follows:

• Identify Fraud: 3-year full sentence, 5 months to serve (credit for time served)
• Forgery and Counterfeiting: 5-year full sentence, 5 months to serve (credit for time served)
• Violations as to Nomination Papers or Withdrawals: 5-year full sentence, 5 months to serve (credit for time served)
• Giving False Document to Agent, Employee, or Public Official: 1 year suspended with probation

 

 

Outstanding Warrants on Two Others Who Were Charged With Even More Violations

Robert Gatling, who also worked on the No Labels campaign in Rhode Island, has an outstanding warrant, and he is facing 16 charges, including 13 felonies. His last known address was in Bellaire, Texas.

Grand Jury Charges Against Robert Gatling SOURCE: RI Courts

 

The fourth member charged is Jason Jones, who is facing 12 charges for his role in the election fraud scheme.

Jones’ last known address was in Athens, Georgia.

Grand Jury Charges Against Jason Jones SOURCE: RI Courts

According to Neronha’s office:

There are two Defendants still out on warrants: Robert Gatling and Jason Jones. Those warrants have been entered into NCIC as they appear to travel and reside around the country. Both have criminal records from other states.  Once they are located, their prosecutions will commence.

Coming Sunday: 

The company, Advanced Micro Targeting, that hired the fraudulent election workers, claims it conducts extensive background checks and training. GoLocal looks at the claims and the reality. 

This story is just beginning.

 

Josh Fenton, CEO & co-founder

Fenton launched GoLocal in 2010. 

Prior to launching the local media company, he had a career in government, working on Capitol Hill, serving as an appointee of three governors, and being elected to the Providence City Council. 

For a decade, he ran an award-winning advertising and public relations firm that worked with some of the world’s best brands.

He was a journalism and history major at the University of Rhode Island. And, he has a degree from Brown University.

 

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David Booth, associated with Sheldon Whitehouse campaign, has been charged with assault stemming from attack at public form in Newport 

Warwick, RI- Patricia Morgan, Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate is asking for information about the relationship between the man, David Booth, who assaulted female attendee, Constance Gee, at a recent public hearing on offshore wind development along our coastline and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse. Prior to the incident the assailant appeared on multiple pages of Whitehouse online sites and appears to be a regular participant in his campaign. “Since the assault, Whitehouse has ‘disappeared’ the assailant from social media.  However, removing his image does not equate to removing his association with the Senator.” explained Patricia Morgan. 

 David Booth is a field director for Climate Jobs RI, a coalition of 3 dozen labor, environmental and community groups committed to achieving a transition to Net Zero throughout our economy. He had previously worked for 25 years in the painters’ union. During a public meeting hosted by the Newport Energy & Environment Committee on August 15, Booth forcibly grabbed a bag of blade fragments and tried to snatch a fiberglass shard and box of debris from Ms. Gee. He pushed what appeared to be a notecard into her face and grabbed a microphone away from another speaker to prevent her from being heard.  Newport police have now charged him with simple assault. A civil rights complaint is being contemplated.

“It is troubling that the chairman of the Newport Commission took no action to stop that attack. On the contrary, a member can be heard complaining that Ms. Gee haddelayed their presentation by 30 minutes. This is a public body! Yet they sat by without complaint while a woman was assaulted for courageously standing up against offshore wind. What don’t these ‘leaders’ understand about the public’s right to appear and participate in public meetings? What don’t they understand about polite behavior in a public forum? Why did they fail to condemn this aggressive behavior? Where is their apology? The suggestion that they were annoyed with Ms. Gee’s remarks suggests that this forum was intended to be another propaganda show, instead of a discussion that included diverse opinions about the impact and advisability of installing hundreds of wind turbines close to our coastline,” Morgan continued. 

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“Public forums are supposed to be places where citizens can voice their concerns,” said Patricia Morgan. “This wasn’t a forum at all—it was a carefully orchestrated propaganda event, designed to silence anyone who dared to speak out against the prevailing narrative. This assailant is an associate of Sheldon Whitehouse. Where is his condemnation of this blatant attack on free speech?  Does Sheldon Whitehouse endorse these tactics that are meant to bully, silence, and censor any opponents to his most important policy priority? Does Senator Whitehouse agree that public forums should be reserved for one-sided propaganda?  Sweeping this incident under the rug by removing photos from a webpage is simply not acceptable.” Morgan continued. 

Public forums are intended to allow the public to hear and question the advisability of actions taken by their government. They depend on public forums to voice their opinions and introduce relevant information and knowledge.  It is through open and vigorous debate that includes all stakeholders that the best decisions can be achieved. Sadly, that concept appears dead in public meetings concerning offshore wind development. The people of Rhode Island deserve transparency and openness. Both the Newport Commission and Sheldon Whitehouse must provide honest answers. 

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