Texan sentenced to 5 years for voting while on probation

FORT WORTH, Texas – A Texas woman has been sentenced to five years in prison for voting in the 2016 presidential election when she was ineligible because she was on probation.

An attorney for 43-year-old Crystal Mason says she will appeal the punishment handed down last week in Fort Worth. Mason is a former tax preparer who was previously convicted in 2012 on charges related to inflating refunds for clients.

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that Mason testified she didn’t know people convicted of felonies couldn’t vote until they complete their sentence.