JEFFERSON CITY - The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Kansas City today handed up four indictments against workers with the Democrat Party-backed Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) for allegedly submitting thousands of fraudulent voter registration cards in a direct assault against free and fair elections in Missouri.

The Kansas City Star reports that the four face two felony counts each: of providing false information to the Kansas City Election Board, and of filing a false voter application with the board. Each carries a 5 year/$250,000 fine.

“It is very disturbing that members of this left leaning group have been indicted for engaging in serious voter fraud designed to cause chaos and controversy at the polls in order to help Democrats try to steal next week’s elections,” said Paul Sloca, communications director for the Missouri Republican Party. “This illegal assault on our election system should concern every voter in this state who deserves to know that their legitimate ballots won’t be cancelled out by fraudulent ones. It also raises serious questions about the Democrat Party and Claire McCaskill’s involvement with ACORN.”

ACORN is being investigated by the FBI in Kansas City and St. Louis for submitting thousands of fraudulent voter registrations. The group is also the focus of a Federal Elections Commission complaint filed by the Missouri Republican Party over media reports that workers were asked to illegally promote Claire McCaskill’s Senate campaign as part of its voter registration efforts.

Along with ACORN’s connection to McCaskill, campaign finance documents show that Democrat state auditor candidate Susan Montee’s husband, James Montee, in April loaned “Give Missourians A Raise” $150,000 just days after ACORN contributed $25,000 to the group. The money was supposedly being used by “Give Missourians A Raise” to gather signatures to have a minimum wage measure appear on the November ballot.