WATCH: Skid Row Voters Claim They Were Paid To Back Karen Bass And Nithya Raman In Los Angeles Election

Videos posted online show homeless Los Angeles residents alleging they received small cash payments and voting instructions, as federal prosecutors say multiple election fraud investigations are underway in California.

By yourNEWS Media Newsroom

Videos circulating online have renewed scrutiny of election fraud allegations in Los Angeles after several homeless people on Skid Row claimed they were paid to vote for Democratic candidates, including Mayor Karen Bass and City Councilwoman Nithya Raman.

TikTok user “laneedsspencerpratt” posted multiple interviews this week with homeless individuals living on Skid Row. In the videos, the individuals alleged that people approached them with money, ballots or voting instructions tied to the city’s election.

One woman said she was paid $2 and told to vote for Bass. She also claimed that people regularly come to the area and pay homeless residents to vote. Her comments were shared in an X post.

Another woman said she was paid $5 by individuals who handed her a ballot and told her to vote for Bass. A man interviewed in a separate video described a similar account. Those allegations were also posted to X.

A second man claimed he was not registered in Los Angeles County but was still told by vote harvesters how to fill out a ballot. That interview was posted on TikTok.

Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt also raised questions about vote totals in a Sunday social media post. Pratt said Raman received a net swing of more than 43,000 votes in the days after election night. He asked, “Where have I seen that number before?” while posting an article that said Los Angeles has about 43,000 homeless people. Pratt’s post was shared on X.

The online claims emerged as federal prosecutors in California have already acknowledged active election fraud inquiries.

Last month, journalist James O’Keefe was credited by the Department of Justice for exposing a scheme in which homeless people on Skid Row were paid to register to vote. That case resulted in a woman pleading guilty to operating the scheme over a 20-year period.

Last week, First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli confirmed that his office has “multiple election fraud investigations underway” with the FBI.

Essayli cited the woman’s recent indictment as concrete evidence of fraud in California and indicated that additional criminal cases are pending.

The new videos have added to calls for scrutiny of ballot collection and voter registration practices involving homeless residents in Los Angeles. The claims in the videos have not been independently adjudicated in the submitted material, but they come against a backdrop of confirmed federal investigations and a guilty plea tied to Skid Row voter registration fraud.

The allegations also raise broader questions about ballot handling, voter assistance and whether vulnerable populations are being targeted by political operatives or vote harvesters.

Federal investigators have not announced charges tied to the specific videos posted this week. However, the Justice Department’s acknowledgment of multiple active election fraud investigations in California suggests the issue remains under federal review.