A Forest Hills man has pleaded no contest to several charges in connection with his work with the voter registration group ACORN.

Eric Jones, 20, was a canvasser for ACORN in 2007 and in the course of his work, he submitted 30 voter registration applications from individuals who did not exist, according to Mike Manko, spokesman for the Allegheny County District Attorney's office.

Mr. Jones was one of seven people charged last year with forgery and other violations. The district attorney's office said they delivered forged registrations during the 2008 election.

Mr. Jones pleaded no contest today before Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Edward Borkowski, to one count each of forgery, unsworn falsification to authorities, obstructing the administration of law and interference with the function of the Board of Elections. Numerous other charges, including one count of dealing quotas, were withdrawn.

As part of a plea agreement, Mr. Jones was sentenced to two years probation and has agreed to cooperate, if asked, in any voter fraud investigation on the state or federal level and to testify in any subsequent civil or criminal proceeding on the state or federal level involving voter registration fraud.

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