LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County prosecutors say a man has pleaded guilty for participating in a scheme to offer money and cigarettes to homeless people on Skid Row in exchange for false and forged signatures on ballot petitions and voter registration forms.

Norman Hall, 62, entered his plea Wednesday to one count of circulating a petition with false names, the district attorney’s office said in a statement.

Hall was immediately sentenced to a year in jail and was placed on probation for three years. He also must complete 100 hours of community service.

Eight other people face various charges involving similar alleged offenses during the 2016 and 2018 election cycles.