Former Republican election worker sentenced to nine years in prison for voter interference | US voting rights

A judge on Thursday sentenced a former Colorado county official to nine years in prison for leading a scheme to breach the election system data that relied on widespread false claims that fraud changed the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.

Tina Peters became a hero to election deniers after she allowed a man associated with pillow salesman and election lie dealer Mike Lindell to misuse a security card to gain access to Mesa County's voting system.

The jury found Peters guilty in August. Judge Matthew Barrett sentenced her on Thursday. Peters had spoken out in favor of probation. Barrett said at the sentencing that it was clear that Peters had shown no remorse for her actions.

“I have no doubt you would do it again if you could,” Barrett said, according to Colorado Public Radio. “You are as defiant a defendant as this court has ever seen.”

At trial, prosecutors said Peters, a Republican, was seeking fame and was “fixated” on election issues after becoming involved with those who questioned the accuracy of the presidential election results.

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