{"id":2431943,"date":"2025-05-07T13:14:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T17:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-usps-employee-folds-in-court-admits-part-in-2024-election-ballot-scheme\/"},"modified":"2025-05-07T13:15:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T17:15:34","slug":"former-usps-employee-folds-in-court-admits-part-in-2024-election-ballot-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-usps-employee-folds-in-court-admits-part-in-2024-election-ballot-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"Former USPS Employee Folds in Court, Admits Part in 2024 Election Ballot Scheme"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fformer-usps-employee-folds-in-court-admits-part-in-2024-election-ballot-scheme%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=2431943&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>A former United States Postal Service (USPS) employee named Vicki Stuart <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-to-pardon-gen-michael-flynn-per-report\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump to Pardon Gen. Michael Flynn, Per Report\">pleaded guilty<\/a> to her involvement in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-democratic-staffer-charged-with-voter-fraud-conspiracy\/\" title=\"Former Democratic Staffer ... With Voter Fraud Conspiracy\">voter fraud scheme<\/a> related to the upcoming 2024 elections. Alongside another person, Stuart was charged with intercepting ballots intended for residents in Mesa County, Colorado.She admitted to filling out these ballots and submitting them, resulting in her guilty plea to one count of identity theft and one count of forgery, with 32 other charges dropped. During her brief court appearance, she expressed remorse for her actions.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >scheme involved utilizing stolen ballots<\/a> to test the effectiveness of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/election-expert-finds-possible-flaw-in-signature-verification-process\/\" title=\"Election expert finds possible flaw in signature verification process\">signature verification process<\/a> employed by election officials. Sixteen voters were impacted by having their ballots taken,and discrepancies in signatures were noted when some voters reported not receiving their ballots. Stuart, age 64, initially denied her actions, while her accomplice admitted to falsely completing ballots provided by Stuart. Investigations revealed that at least three stolen ballots were counted in the election process.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A former United States Postal Service employee pleaded guilty on Monday for her role in a voter fraud scheme that took place before the 2024 elections.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vicki Stuart was one of two people charged with taking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/battleground-state-re-count-tens-thousands-ballots-observer-spots-tabulator-issue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ballots<\/a> that were in the mail to residents of Mesa County, Colorado, filling them out and then submitting them to the Mesa County Clerk and Recorder&rsquo;s Office, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox21news.com\/news\/crime\/one-of-two-suspects-in-mesa-county-election-fraud-scandal-pleads-guilty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KREX-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the plea hearing, 32 counts against Stuart were dropped.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She pleaded guilty to one count of identity theft and one count of forgery.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;I feel guilty for the part I played,&rdquo; Stuart told Judge Brian Flynn during the hearing, which lasted less than 10 minutes.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The arrest affidavit against Stuart and Sally Maxedon said they sought to &ldquo;test&rdquo; the system of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/polling-place-suffers-voting-machine-problems-key-special-election-frustrated-voters-put-ballots-orange-bags\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">verifying signatures<\/a> on mail-in ballots.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stuart was accused of taking ballots that Maxedon would then fill out.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sixteen voters had their ballots taken.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mesa County elections office staff caught on when voters who had not received ballots were told their ballots had been rejected due to discrepancies with their signatures.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stuart, 64, had initially denied her part of the scheme. Maxedon admitted her role.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">State officials said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpr.org\/2024\/10\/24\/voter-fraud-scheme-mesa-county-stolen-ballots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">three<\/a> stolen ballots made it through the system and were counted, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpr.org\/2025\/05\/05\/former-postal-worker-admits-stealing-ballots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colorado Public Radio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Court documents said that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cal-thomas-stolen-election-isnt-just-ballots-censorship-suppression\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">voters<\/a> whose ballots were taken lived in the same housing subdivision, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gjsentinel.com\/news\/western_colorado\/former-postal-worker-who-stole-ballots-pleads-guilty-to-identity-theft-forgery\/article_682922e2-73e2-4f58-8d5c-4f23b4456a53.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grand Junction Sentinel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;Sally explained that she and Stuart began conversations in October 2024, wherein Sally and Stuart conspired a plan to &lsquo;test&rsquo; the voting signature system for ballots utilized at Elections,&rdquo; the arrest affidavit stated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;This plan included obtaining ballots, forging voter signatures, and then turning the ballots into Mesa County Elections Department.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;The stated desired outcome was for Sally and Stuart to determine if the signature verification process would detect if the forged signatures were not those of the known voter signatures on file with Elections,&rdquo; the affidavit continued.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stuart was a USPS mail carrier for the targeted subdivision, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denver7.com\/news\/crime\/two-women-arrested-in-mesa-county-ballot-fraud-scheme-were-trying-to-test-voting-signature-system-affidavit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KDVR<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maxedon admitted, she &ldquo;falsely completed voting ballots which did not belong to her,&rdquo; saying the ballots were provided by Stuart, a friend she had known for about three years.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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She and another individual were accused of intercepting mail-in ballots intended for Mesa County residents, completing them, and submitting them to the local election office. During her plea hearing, 32 charges against her were dropped; she admitted guilt to one count of identity theft and one count of forgery. 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