First Of Nine Arrested for Fraudulent Voting by Sexual Offender, Hawthorne Man on Lifetime Federal Probation for Child Pornography

HAWTHORNE ‒ Daniel John Pernini, 50, of Hawthorne, was arrested on Friday, March 24, and charged with perjury on a voter registration form and voting by an unqualified elector. Pernini is a designated Sexual Offender who is on lifetime federal probation for possession of child pornography.

Pernini allegedly registered to vote on Sept. 30, 2020, and voted in the 2020 General Election. As a sexual offender, he is not eligible to vote in Florida.

Pernini is one of nine sexual offenders referred to State Attorney Brian Kramer by Supervisor of Elections Kim Barton in August 2022. Charges have been filed so far against Pernini, Derrick A. Robinson and Clifton Anderson. Pernini is the first to be arrested.

Pernini has a previous history of two misdemeanors and two traffic violations in addition to lifetime federal probation for child pornography.

Judge James Colaw ordered a bond of $25,000 per charge, or a total of $50,000, in the arrest warrant he signed. Judge Thomas M. Jaworski set bail at $5,000 per charge, or a total of $10,000, at Pernini’s first appearance.

Pernini is no longer in the Alachua County Jail.

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