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Former Colorado county clerk Tina Peters sentenced to 9 years for voting data scheme

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 I am convinced you would do it all over again if you could. You are as defiant as any defendant this court has ever seen

A Judge excoriated a Colorado county clerk for her crimes and lies before sentencing her Thursday to nine years behind bars for data breach scheme spawned from rampant false claims about voting machine fraud in 2020 presidential race.

Jurors found Peters guilty in August for permitting a man to misuse a security card to reach to Mesa County election system and for being cheating about person identity.

“I am convinced you would do it all over again if you could. You are as defiant as any defendant this court has ever seen.

“You are no hero. You abused your position and you are a charlatan”.

Jurors found Peters guilty in august for permitting a man to misuse a security card reach to Mesa County election system and for deceptive about person identity.

At trial prosecutors said Peters a Republican was desiring fame and became fixated on voting problems after becoming involved with those who had questioned the accuracy of presidential election results.

When Peters tried to press on with claims no legal authority has corroborated about wireless devices and software that changed ballot photos in voting machines she drew the judge exasperation who pointed out that ballot recounts showed on discrepancies.

A one time hero to election deniers Peters has been unapologetic about what happened.

Peters insisted that everything she did to try to unroot what she believed was fraud was good.

Peters was convicted of three counts of attempting to influence a public servant one count of conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation first degree official misconduct violation of duty to comply with secretary of state.

She told court

“I have never done anything with malice to break the law. I have only wanted to serve the people of Mesa County”

 Peters had right to be defiant he noted but it was certainly not helpful for her lot today.
The breach by Peter raise concern   that rogue election workers sympathetic to partisan lies could use  access and knowledge to assault voting process from within.
Peter was convicted of three counts of trying to influence a public servant one count of conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation first degree official misconduct failing to comply and violation of duty with secretary of state.
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has called her conviction a threat that tampering with voting processes will bring consequences.
In a post on X after her conviction Peters accused Colorado based Dominion Voting systems which made her county election system lawyers for state election officials of stealing votes.
She said
“I will continue to fight until the Truth is revealed that was not allowed to be brought during this trial. This is a sad day for our nation and the world. But we will win in the end”
She told the judge she cannot go to prison because she need to sleep on magnetic mattress which she has been using since 1995 to assist health condition like fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue.
Peter action came as conspiracies grew around vote tabulation machines especially those owned by Dominion Voting systems.
Dominion has fought against lies spread about machine securing a settlement from media company over its wrong claim on topic.
Anti machine emotions is still at play on right in 2024 election with some trying for hand counts.
Peters actions in Mesa county came at cost both financial County official say they are now linked this breach and with election denialism.
A county commissioner estimated the financial fallout to county taxpayers at $1.4m.
Trump is criminally prosecuted in federal court in Washington DC and in state court in Atlanta with charges related to his efforts to undo President Joe Biden victory over him in 2020 election.
Peters was convicted by a trial jury in August of seven criminal counts including attempt to influence a public servant, violation of duty and failure to comply with secretary of state requirements.