{"id":2323682,"date":"2024-08-13T10:24:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T14:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colorado-clerk-who-pushed-election-fraud-theory-found-guilty-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-13T10:29:14","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T14:29:14","slug":"colorado-clerk-who-pushed-election-fraud-theory-found-guilty-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colorado-clerk-who-pushed-election-fraud-theory-found-guilty-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado clerk who pushed election fraud theory found guilty &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fcolorado-clerk-who-pushed-election-fraud-theory-found-guilty-washington-examiner%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=2323682&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>Tina Peters, a former Colorado clerk, has been found\u200b guilty\u200d on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supporters-show-up-for-woman-who-claims-she-shot-husband-for-molesting-children-at-her-daycare\/\" title=\"Supporters Show Up For Woman Who Claims She Shot Husband For Molesting Children At Her Daycare\">multiple charges related<\/a> to her attempts to expose\u200c alleged voting issues linked\u200c to the 2020 election. While she was \u200bacquitted of identity fraud and\u2063 conspiracy charges, her convictions include three counts of attempting to influence a public servant and first-degree official misconduct. \u200cPeters was accused of using another individual&#8217;s security badge to allow an expert aligned with conspiracy theorist Mike Lindell access to the\u200c Mesa County election system, misleading officials about the expert&#8217;s identity. Prosecutors \u200dsuggested that Peters sought\u2064 notoriety and became \u200cobsessed after aligning with those \u2062questioning the election&#8217;s integrity. Despite her conviction, Peters claimed that major voting systems and state lawyers stole votes and vowed to continue her fight for what she perceives as the\u200c truth.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Colorado clerk who pushed election fraud theory found guilty<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1729329\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/colorado\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Colorado<\/a> clerk <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3105075\/trial-begins-colorado-activist-over-2020-voting-data-breach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Tina Peters<\/a> has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/courts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>convicted<\/a> of several charges related to her efforts to reveal voting problems in connection to the 2020 election. A jury found her not guilty of identity fraud, as well as on counts of conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation and of criminal impersonation.<\/p>\n<p>Peters was accused of using someone else&rsquo;s security badge to give an expert affiliated with My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell access to the Mesa County election system and deceiving other officials about that person&rsquo;s identity.<\/p>\n<p>Lindell pushed conspiracy theories about the 2020 election&rsquo;s result, and his website monitored Peters&rsquo;s trial while sending out daily email updates that included statements from her and daily prayer requests.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors said Peters was seeking fame and became &ldquo;fixated&rdquo; on voting problems after becoming involved with those who had questioned the accuracy of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/katie-couric-trump-supporters-need-to-be-deprogrammed-video\/\" title=\"Katie Couric: Trump Supporters Need to Be \u201cDeprogrammed\u201d (VIDEO)\">2020 presidential election results<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>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, and failing to comply with the secretary of state.<\/p>\n<p>She dodged some of the charges because the court rejected that, in those instances, Peters had used the identity of the security badge&rsquo;s owner, a local man named Gerald Wood, without his permission.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on X after the verdict, Peters accused Colorado-based Dominion Voting Systems, which made her county&rsquo;s election system, as well as lawyers for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-trump-campaign-takes-fight-over-pennsylvania-election-and-mail-in-ballot-laws-to-us-supreme-court\/\" title=\"NEW: Trump Campaign Takes Fight Over Pennsylvania Election and Mail-In Ballot Laws to US Supreme Court\">state election officials<\/a>, of stealing votes.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;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,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>In closing&nbsp;trial&nbsp;arguments, prosecutor Janet Drake argued that Peters allowed a man posing as a county employee to take images of the election system&rsquo;s hard drive before and after a software upgrade in May 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Drake said Peters observed the update so she could become the &ldquo;hero&rdquo; and appear at Lindell&rsquo;s symposium on the 2020 presidential election a few months later.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The defendant was a fox guarding the henhouse. It was her job to protect the election equipment, and she turned on it and used her power for her own advantage,&rdquo; said Drake, a lawyer from the Colorado Attorney General&rsquo;s Office.<\/p>\n<p>Defense lawyer John Case said Peters had to preserve records to access the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-corrupted-software-that-stole-6000-votes-from-trump-in-michigan-county-shut-down-for-two-hours-in-red-counties-in-georgia-on-election-day\/\" title=\"Update: Corrupted Software that Stole 6,000 Votes From Trump in Michigan County -- Shut Down for TWO HOURS in Red Counties in Georgia on Election Day\">voting system<\/a> to find out things like whether anyone from &ldquo;China or Canada&rdquo; had accessed the machine while ballots were being counted.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And thank God she did. Otherwise, we really wouldn&rsquo;t know what happened,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser said the verdict sent a message: &ldquo;Today&rsquo;s verdict is a warning to others that they will face serious consequences if they attempt to illegally tamper with our voting processes or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-exclusive-analysis-of-election-night-data-from-all-states-shows-millions-of-votes-either-switched-from-president-trump-to-biden-or-were-lost-using-dominion-and-other-systems\/\" title=\"BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Analysis of Election Night Data from All States Shows MILLIONS OF VOTES Either Switched from President Trump to Biden or Were Lost -- Using Dominion and Other Systems\">election systems<\/a>. I want to be clear &mdash; our elections are safe and fair,&rdquo; he said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Peters will be sentenced on Oct. 3.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1729329\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1729329\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Colorado clerk Tina Peters has been found guilty on multiple charges linked to her attempts to expose alleged voting issues related to the 2020 election. While a jury acquitted her of identity fraud and conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation, she was convicted of three counts of attempting to influence a public servant, one count of conspiracy for criminal impersonation, first-degree official misconduct, violation of duty, and failing to comply with the secretary of state\u2019s regulations. Peters faced accusations for using another person&#8217;s security badge to grant access to an expert associated with My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell, misleading officials about that individual&#8217;s identity. Lindell has promoted various conspiracy theories regarding the 2020 election results and monitored Peters&#8217;s trial through his website while sending out daily updates that included her statements and prayer requests.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors argued that Peters sought notoriety and became obsessed with voting irregularities after engaging with those who questioned the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election outcomes. Some charges were dismissed by the court because it ruled that she did not use Gerald Wood&#8217;s identity without permission in those instances. Following the verdict, Peters took to X (formerly Twitter) claiming that Dominion Voting Systems\u2014responsible for her county\u2019s election system\u2014and state election officials&#8217; lawyers had stolen votes. She vowed to continue fighting until what she considers &#8220;the truth&#8221; is revealed.<\/p>\n<p>During closing arguments, prosecutor Janet Drake stated that Peters allowed an individual posing as a county employee access to images from the hard drive of the election system before and after a software update in May 2021. Drake asserted that Peters aimed for personal glory by wanting to present herself as a &#8220;hero&#8221; at Lindell&#8217;s symposium later on. Defense attorney John Case contended that Peters needed access records from the voting system in order to investigate potential foreign interference during ballot counting.<\/p>\n<p>Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser remarked on how this verdict serves as a warning against illegal tampering with electoral processes or systems: \u201cI want to be clear \u2014 our elections are safe and fair,\u201d he stated. Sentencing for Peters is scheduled for October 3rd<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2323683,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Tina-Peters-CO.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[26633,6024,33740,32360,32076],"class_list":["post-2323682","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-clerk","tag-colorado","tag-court-ruling","tag-election-fraud","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Tina-Peters-CO.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2323682","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2323682"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2323682\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2323683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2323682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2323682"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2323682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}