Former Mesa County, Colorado election clerk Tina Peters remained unapologetic in her first public interview since her prison sentence was commuted, reiterating many of the same conspiratorial beliefs about elections while vowing to recover her health and fight on in court to have her criminal record expunged. In an interview with former Trump campaign manager…
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State officials, election experts question California sheriff’s seizure of ballots
A California county sheriff and Republican contender for the state’s gubernatorial race has seized 650,000 physical ballots from Riverside County, saying they were part of an investigation into election fraud tied to redistricting wars. State officials and election security experts say that the underlying allegations are spurious and local law enforcement do not have the…
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Phishing campaign spoofs local officials to steal permit fees
The FBI is warning about a phishing scheme in which cybercriminals impersonate city and county officials to solicit fraudulent payments for planning and zoning permits. Criminals mine publicly available permit data to find likely targets and make their outreach appear legitimate. Investigators say victims receive unsolicited emails that cite legitimate permit details, including zoning application…
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FBI alert: scammers target zoning permit applicants
The FBI warns of phishing attacks where crooks impersonate U.S. city and county officials to target people requesting planning and zoning permits. The FBI warns that scammers are impersonating U.S. city and county officials in phishing campaigns targeting businesses and individuals applying for planning or zoning permits. Using publicly available information, attackers craft messages that…
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Fulton County lawsuit claims feds used ‘gross mischaracterizations’ to justify raid
A former federal official who tested and certified voting machines used in Fulton County, Georgia for the 2020 presidential election told a court that the federal government misrepresented key facts and omitted exculpatory public evidence while seeking a warrant in last month’s law enforcement raid. The raid, carried out by the FBI and overseen by…