{"id":2139049,"date":"2024-01-02T21:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-03T02:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/convicted-ballot-harvester-is-appointed-vice-mayor-of-san-luis\/"},"modified":"2024-01-02T21:32:20","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T02:32:20","slug":"convicted-ballot-harvester-is-appointed-vice-mayor-of-san-luis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/convicted-ballot-harvester-is-appointed-vice-mayor-of-san-luis\/","title":{"rendered":"San Luis&#8217; Vice-Mayor position filled by convicted Ballot Harvester"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fconvicted-ballot-harvester-is-appointed-vice-mayor-of-san-luis%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2139049&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo via: City of\u200c San Luis)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Abril Elfi<\/a><br \/>6:14\u200d PM \u2062\u2013 Tuesday, January 2,\u2063 2024<\/p>\n<p>A convicted\u200c Ballot harvester has been\u200c appointed to serve\u200c as the new Vice Mayor\u2062 of San Luis, Arizona. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The harvester, Gloria Torres, was appointed on December\u200c 13<sup>th<\/sup>, just\u2063 a \u2064few months after she pleaded guilty to \u200cballot \u2063fraud in June 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Torres,\u200d along with Nadia Guadalupe Lizarraga-Mayorquin,\u2062 were first indicted in\u2063 October of 2022 on two Class 6 felonies of conspiracy and ballot abuse.<\/p>\n<p>The indictment came after a two-year long investigation conducted by the Arizona Attorney\u2063 General\u2019s Office with assistance from the Yuma County Sheriff\u2019s Office. <\/p>\n<p>David Lara \u2063and Gary Garcia\u200d Snyder from\u2064 Yuma County first exposed the harvesting activities \u2062through\u200c hidden video surveillance\u200c outside of a\u2063 San\u200d Luis polling station back in \u2064July 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Along with Torres and Mayorquin, former San Luis Mayor Guillermina Fuentes and local resident \u200bAlma Yadira Juarez were convicted in \u200d2022 in part based on the video evidence.<\/p>\n<p>Torres was \u200bappointed by Vice \u200cMayor Luis E.\u200c Cabrera\u2019s recommendation \u2063as \u200cwell as council member Matias Rosales and she was approved on a 4-3 vote by \u200bthe council. <\/p>\n<p>After \u200cpleading\u2064 guilty to ballot harvesting,\u200d Torres \u2063was placed on a\u2062 two-year sentence of\u2063 \u201csupervised probation in accordance with the formal\u200b judgment\u201d\u2063 and was forced to report to Adult Probation on the day \u2063of her \u200dsentencing.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly\u200c to your inbox\u2062 for free. Subscribe\u200b here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Donald\u200b Trump\u2019s legal team \u2062is \u200beyeing an appeal to the Supreme\u2062 Court \u2064over state court\u2019s rulings bumping him from\u200b the primary ballot. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The House \u2063Impeachment Inquiry is starting 2024\u00a0right where it left off, investigating the Biden Family\u2019s alleged corruption.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A new USA Today-Suffolk University poll reveals Biden\u2019s failure\u2063 to bring in young voters as well as Black and Hispanic \u2063voters. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>America\u2019s newest branch of armed forces\u200b is breaking down all\u200c sorts \u2063of barriers \u200dof the traditional military.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Apple fell nearly 3%\u2063 to a seven-week \u200blow after\u2063 Barclays downgraded\u2062 the shares on concerns demand for its devices will \u200cremain weak in 2024.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Bitcoin galloped past $45,000 for the first time since April 2022, buoyed by optimism around the possible approval of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wall-st-kicks-off-2024-on-a-dull-note-as-yields-rise-apple-dips\/\" title=\"Wall Street starts 2024 on a lackluster note with rising yields and Apple's decline\">exchange-traded spot bitcoin funds<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>December 22, 2023 \u2013 6:05 \u200bAM PST HONG KONG \u200d(Reuters) \u2013 Chinese regulators announced on Friday a wide range of \u2064rules aimed\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>One \u2063of the main bottlenecks for Tesla is \u2063the speed it can make the 4680 batteries used \u200cin the \u2062Cybertruck with its new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-school-district-sued-for-switching-childs-name-pronouns-without-parental-consent\/\" title=\"Michigan school district sued for changing child's name and pronouns without parental consent\">dry-coating \u200btechnology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> Should the vetting \u200bprocess for public office appointments be reevaluated\u2062 in light\u200d of the controversy surrounding the \u2064appointment\u2063 of\u2064 Gloria Torres as Vice Mayor while under probation for a serious\u2062 offense<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Title: Convicted Ballot Harvester Appointed as Vice Mayor of San Luis, Arizona<\/p>\n<p>Introduction<\/p>\n<p>In a concerning \u200dturn of \u2063events, \u2062a convicted ballot harvester, Gloria Torres, has been appointed as the new\u200c Vice Mayor of San Luis, Arizona. This\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/margaret-sullivan-rewarded-for-being-on-wrong-side-of-every-major-news-story-with-a-gig-teaching-ethics\/\" title=\"Margaret Sullivan's Controversial Stance Rewarded with 'Ethics' Teaching Role\">appointment raises questions<\/a> about the \u2062credibility and ethical standards of the local government.<\/p>\n<p>Background<\/p>\n<p>Gloria Torres was appointed on December 13th, just a few\u200c months after pleading \u2064guilty to ballot fraud\u2063 in June 2023. Alongside Nadia Guadalupe Lizarraga-Mayorquin, Torres was indicted \u200bin October 2022 for conspiracy and ballot abuse, \u2062both class 6 felonies. The indictment came after a two-year\u2064 long investigation conducted by the Arizona Attorney General&#8217;s \u200dOffice, with assistance from the Yuma County Sheriff&#8217;s Office.<\/p>\n<p>Exposure of \u2063Harvesting Activities<\/p>\n<p>The harvesting \u200cactivities\u200b were \u2064brought to light by \u200dDavid Lara and Gary Garcia Snyder from Yuma County. They exposed these activities through hidden video surveillance outside a San Luis polling station in July 2020. \u200cThe footage\u200c provided crucial evidence, \u2062leading to the conviction of Torres, Mayorquin, \u2064former \u200cSan Luis Mayor Guillermina Fuentes, and local\u200d resident Alma Yadira Juarez in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Appointment Process\u200c and Controversy<\/p>\n<p>Gloria Torres was recommended for the Vice Mayor \u200cposition by Luis E. Cabrera, the current Vice \u2063Mayor, and council member Matias Rosales. Despite her conviction, she was approved on a 4-3 vote by the council. This decision raises \u200bconcerns about the vetting process and the judgement of the council members involved.<\/p>\n<p>Sentencing and Probation<\/p>\n<p>Following\u2063 her guilty plea, Torres was sentenced to two years of supervised probation and\u200b required to report to Adult Probation on the day of her sentencing. It \u200cis crucial to question\u2062 the appropriateness of appointing an individual undergoing probation for a\u2062 serious offense to a public office position.<\/p>\n<p>Conclusion<\/p>\n<p>The appointment of\u200d a \u200cconvicted ballot harvester as \u200cVice Mayor of San Luis, Arizona, raises\u2063 serious concerns about the integrity of \u200dthe local government and its commitment to ethical standards. The community deserves leaders who \u2062uphold the highest ethical values \u200band prioritize the\u2063 interests of the public. The decision to appoint Torres calls into \u2064question the\u200b credibility of\u2063 those involved\u200b in the appointment process. It remains to be seen how this appointment will impact the \u2063image\u2062 and governance\u2062 of San Luis\u200d moving forward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>San Luis, Arizona. Despite being convicted of ballot fraud a few months ago, Gloria Torres has been named the new Vice Mayor of San Luis. 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