A Florida man has been sentenced after a jury found him guilty of flooding Michigan gubernatorial campaigns with forged nomination signatures during the 2022 election cycle.

A Warren man has been sentenced in connection with defrauding several gubernatorial candidates in a signature collection scheme during the 2022 election cycle, officials said.

Two people have been convicted of forgery and other crimes in an election petition scandal in Michigan.

Shawn Wilmoth, 36, of Warren, was arraigned in the 37th District Court in Macomb County on three charges of filing a false tax return.

Three people have been charged with forgery and other crimes in an investigation of phony petition signatures that spoiled the candidacies of five Republicans running for Michigan governor in 2022.