Last week, Stefanie Lambert Junttila, a Michigan attorney, was charged for allegedly being part of a scheme by Trump allies to gain unauthorized access to a voting machine after the 2020 election. The charges include undue possession of a voting machine; conspiracy to commit undue possession of a voting machine; conspiracy to commit unauthorized access to a computer system; and willfully damaging a voting machine. This announcement was made by a special prosecutor appointed for the attorney general by the Michigan Prosecuting Attorneys Coordinating Council.
Details on the announcement can be found here.
According to special prosecutor D.J. Hilson, mounting evidence led to the charges. Furthermore, Junttila wasn’t the only one indicted. Matt DePerno, the Republican nominee for Michigan attorney general, and Daire Rendon, a former state Representative, also face charges for allegedly tampering with voting machines. According to a Law360 report, they allegedly used claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election, peddled by Donald Trump, as a ruse to tamper with the machines.More on the charges and allegations can be found here.
An investigation report from the attorney general’s office revealed that this group gained unauthorized access to tabulators from various offices between March and June of 2021, causing physical damage. It was also revealed that county clerks were fooled into handing over voting machines for an “investigation into election fraud.”
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel expressed disdain for the attorneys involved in this scheme, implying that their actions undermine democracy. The investigation began in February 2022, following a request from Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, who suspected third-party access to vote tabulators in multiple counties.
This piece of news was originally reported by Kathryn Rubino from Above the Law. For a more in-depth look into this issue, check out the original article here.