Tina Peters sentenced to nine years in prison for voting data breach
By
Jack Birle
October 3, 2024 4:20 pm
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Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters was sentenced to nine years in prison after being convicted on various charges related to breaching voting data.
Peters was found guilty of having given a man affiliated with MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell access to the Colorado county’s election systems and for deceiving other officials about the man’s identity. Lindell has pushed unfounded claims that voter systems in 2020 were hacked to hurt former President Donald Trump.
The former clerk was convicted by a jury in Colorado district court in August, receiving her nine-year sentence on Thursday from District Judge Matthew Barrett. During the sentencing hearing, Barrett suggested that Peters had “abused” her position, according to the Associated Press.
“I am convinced you would do it all over again if you could. You’re as defiant as any defendant this court has ever seen,” Barrett said during the hearing. “You are no hero. You abused your position and you’re a charlatan.”
The jury found her guilty 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, and failing to comply with the secretary of state. She was found not guilty on counts of identity fraud, conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation, and criminal impersonation.
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