http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/players/josh_colville/163771 Recent articles about Josh Colville en-us The North Dakota State University football team is getting some unwanted scrutiny and press after it was revealed to the media and fans that eight NDSU football players – four of which are starters have been caught in a voter fraud case. That story has not hit the national media and the NCAA site as well. CBSSports.com --- Eight North Dakota State University football players, including four starters, are among 11 people charged with faking petition signatures in a scheme that will keep two well-funded initiatives off the November ballot. Bison coach Craig Bohl said the players will be eligible to play this weekend against Colorado State and any team discipline would wait until after the criminal case was resolved. The players were hired, at $9 an hour, to gather signatures for two citizen initiatives, one to set up a state conservation fund and the other to make marijuana legal for medical treatments. Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem said Tuesday that many of the petition signatures were copied Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:53:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/bison_football_players_making_national_news_for_voter_fraud/11635270 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/bison_football_players_making_national_news_for_voter_fraud/11635270 Bison Football players making national news for voter fraud http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/bison_football_players_making_national_news_for_voter_fraud/11635270 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Eight North Dakota State University football players, including four starters, are among 11 people charged with faking petition signatures in a scheme that will keep two well-funded initiatives off the November ballot. Bison coach Craig Bohl said the players will be eligible to play this weekend against Colorado State and any team discipline would wait until after the criminal case was resolved. The players were hired, at $9 an hour, to gather signatures for two citizen initiatives, one to set up a state conservation fund and the other to make marijuana legal for medical treatments. Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem said Tuesday that many of the petition signatures were copied from phone books or fabricated. North Dakota Secretary of State Al Jaeger said he was told petition circulators had to get at least 50 signatures each day and those that collected at least 80 names received bonuses. Workers who fell short of those goals would have had an incentive to add names, he said. Those charged include starting Tue, 04 Sep 2012 20:29:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/8_players_charged_with_petition_fraud/11630413 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/8_players_charged_with_petition_fraud/11630413 8 players charged with petition fraud http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/8_players_charged_with_petition_fraud/11630413 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Eight North Dakota State University football players, including four starters, will remain on the roster while criminal charges against them for forging signatures on ballot initiative petitions are resolved, their coach said Tuesday. The players were paid $9 an hour to gather signatures for two citizen initiatives, which sought to set up a state conservation fund and make marijuana legal for medical treatments. Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem said many of the petition signatures were copied from phone books or fabricated. North Dakota Secretary of State Al Jaeger said the alleged fraud made both initiatives ineligible for a statewide vote in November. Stenehjem said 11 people have been charged in the case, including the eight players for the defending Football Championship Subdivision champions. Four are starters - running back Samuel Ojuri, defensive backs Marcus Williams and Brendin Pierre, and offensive lineman Josh Colville. Backup defensive backs Bryan Shepherd and Aireal Boyd, reserve middle lineb Tue, 04 Sep 2012 16:27:15 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/eight_north_dakota_st_players_charged/11627077 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/eight_north_dakota_st_players_charged/11627077 Eight North Dakota St. players charged http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/eight_north_dakota_st_players_charged/11627077 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png As a fan that can remember the NDUS and UND rivalry so many thoughts come to mind – I am sure that others can come up with their own. Nice to see that nothing has changed at NDSU – also – it will be interesting to see if any of these players are in the lineup next weekend when the Bison play the Colorado State in Fort Collins, Colorado. Here is the link to the North Dakota Attorney General’s page... [ND AG] Forum staff reports, INFORUM --- Eight current North Dakota State University football players and one former player are among 11 people facing charges in connection with voter fraud tied to general election ballot measures. Four of the accused are starters on the football team. North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem and Secretary of State Al Jaeger identified the individuals charged as: Aireal Boyd, Josh Colville, Josh Gatlin, Demetrius Grey, Jennifer Krahn, Lane O’Brien, Samuel Ojuri, Brendin Pierre, Antonio Rodgers, Bryan Shepherd and Marcus Williams. All have are Tue, 04 Sep 2012 13:52:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/ndsu_football_players_back_in_trouble_with_the_law/11625652 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/ndsu_football_players_back_in_trouble_with_the_law/11625652 NDSU Football players back in trouble with the law http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/ndsu_football_players_back_in_trouble_with_the_law/11625652 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png