Former Colorado County Clerk Tina Peters to be sentenced for voting data scheme

A former Colorado county clerk and one-time election conspirator hero is set to be sentenced Thursday for leading a data breach scheme inspired by widespread false claims that voter fraud changed the outcome of the 2020 presidential race.

A jury found Tina Peters guilty of most of the charges against her in August for orchestrating the security breach of her election computer system.

Peters was the first election official to be charged with a security breach amid baseless conspiracies that widespread fraud had deprived President Donald Trump of a second term.

Peters was convicted of allowing the misuse of a county security card to give a man affiliated with My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell access to the Mesa County election system and of cheating other officials about the identity of this person.

Lindell is a prominent promoter of false claims that voting machines were manipulated to steal the election from Trump.

During her trial, prosecutors said Peters sought fame and became obsessed with voting issues after becoming involved with those who questioned the accuracy of the presidential election results.

Peters was accused of sparking increased concerns that rogue election workers, partial to partisan lies, could use their access and knowledge to attack election processes from within.

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 failure to comply with the requirements of the Secretary of State.

She was found not guilty of identity theft, one count of conspiracy to commit criminal identity theft and one count of criminal identity theft.

Peters has not apologized for what happened.

In a post published on the social media platform having stolen votes.

“I will continue to fight until the truth that was not allowed at this trial is revealed. It is a sad day for our nation and for the world. But we will win in the end,” she said.

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser called his conviction a warning that there would be consequences for tampering with the voting process.