A Lindenhurst man was arrested for allegedly requesting, completing and submitting an early mail ballot in another person’s name to the Suffolk County Board of Elections in the 2024 general election, then allegedly cast a vote himself, thereby voting twice.
On October 19, 2024, Christopher Lindenberg, using the early mail ballot online application portal, allegedly requested a ballot on behalf of another person, unbeknownst to the other individual. Lindenberg received the early mail ballot at his home on October 24, 2024.
On October 26, 2024, Lindenberg allegedly filled out the ballot and signed both the ballot and the envelope. On October 30, 2024, the fraudulent early mail ballot was received by the Suffolk County Board of Elections and was thereafter counted during the early vote period for the 2024 general election.
Lindenberg’s alleged actions resulted in another voter being denied the opportunity to vote in the 2024 general election, as Lindenberg’s fraudulent ballot had already been counted by the time the true voter went to the polling station to vote in person on Election Day. Lindenberg allegedly subsequently cast a ballot in his own name as well, thereby voting twice in the 2024 general election.
On April 8, 2025, Lindenberg was arrested by investigators of the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office’s Public Corruption Squad. He was arraigned on April 28, 2025 before District Court Judge Jonathan R. Bloom for one count of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree, a Class E felony, and one count of Falsifying Business Records in the First Degree, a Class E felony.
Bloom released Lindenberg on his own recognizance during the pendency of the case. Lindenberg was released without bail because his charges are considered non-bail eligible under current New York State law, meaning prosecutors cannot ask for, and judges cannot set, bail.
Lindenberg is due back in court on May 21, 2025
“Confidence in electoral systems is integral to a free society,” said Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney. “I thank the Suffolk County Board of Elections for referring this matter to us. My office is committed to ensuring the reliability of our voting process.”