DENVER, March 9 (Reuters) - A Colorado grand jury has indicted a Republican county clerk and her deputy on multiple felony charges following an election security breach in her office after voting equipment passwords were posted on a right-wing blog, authorities said on Wednesday.
Tina Peters, the top election official in Mesa County and a candidate for the statewide office of Colorado secretary of state, faces a total of 10 criminal charges, including conspiracy, criminal impersonation and identity theft, court documents show.
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DENVER, March 9 (Reuters) - A Colorado grand jury has indicted a Republican county clerk and her deputy on multiple felony charges following an election security breach in her office after voting equipment passwords were posted on a right-wing blog, authorities said on Wednesday.
Tina Peters, the top election official in Mesa County and a candidate for the statewide office of Colorado secretary of state, faces a total of 10 criminal charges, including conspiracy, criminal impersonation and identity theft, court documents show.
Her deputy clerk, Belinda Knisley, was charged with attempting to influence a public servant, violation of duty and failing to comply with the secretary of state.
Peters, 66, a supporter of former Republican President Donald Trump, was a proponent of his false assertion of widespread election fraud during the 2020 campaign. Many Trump loyalists made unsubstantiated claims that corrupted voting equipment and software may have been used to carry out at least some of the alleged fraud that they say cost Trump the election.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/colorado-republican-county-clerk-indicted-voting-security-breach-2022-03-09/
I really, really hate to admit it but Trump was right again!!!
Tina Peters, the top election official in Mesa County and a candidate for the statewide office of Colorado secretary of state, faces a total of 10 criminal charges, including conspiracy, criminal impersonation and identity theft, court documents show.
Voters arrive to cast ballots in the New Hampshire U.S. presidential primary election in Manchester
REUTERS/Mike Segar
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DENVER, March 9 (Reuters) - A Colorado grand jury has indicted a Republican county clerk and her deputy on multiple felony charges following an election security breach in her office after voting equipment passwords were posted on a right-wing blog, authorities said on Wednesday.
Tina Peters, the top election official in Mesa County and a candidate for the statewide office of Colorado secretary of state, faces a total of 10 criminal charges, including conspiracy, criminal impersonation and identity theft, court documents show.
Her deputy clerk, Belinda Knisley, was charged with attempting to influence a public servant, violation of duty and failing to comply with the secretary of state.
Peters, 66, a supporter of former Republican President Donald Trump, was a proponent of his false assertion of widespread election fraud during the 2020 campaign. Many Trump loyalists made unsubstantiated claims that corrupted voting equipment and software may have been used to carry out at least some of the alleged fraud that they say cost Trump the election.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/colorado-republican-county-clerk-indicted-voting-security-breach-2022-03-09/
I really, really hate to admit it but Trump was right again!!!