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The Justice Department (DOJ) unsealed an indictment Tuesday accusing a former U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee of throwing out around 300 mail-in ballots in Utah.
A federal grand jury indicted 34-year-old Damon Matai Seei, of Payson, Utah, last Wednesday on one count of unlawful secretion, destruction, and delay of mail, according to unsealed court records. The DOJ accused Seei of throwing the ballots, en route to Utah voters ahead of its June primaries, into a large dumpster.
The former USPS employee was arrested and arraigned at the Orrin G. Hatch U.S. Courtroom Tuesday afternoon.
“When American voters lawfully cast their vote, they should feel confident that it is counted,” acting Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter said in a DOJ statement. “Allegedly throwing away hundreds of ballots is a serious federal crime that undermines the integrity of our elections. Ballot integrity is not a partisan issue.”
Complete text: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6105303-usps-employee-indictment-mail-in-ballots/
Justice Department indicts former postal worker for tossing out mail-in ballots in Utah
The Justice Department (DOJ) unsealed an indictment Tuesday accusing a former U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee of throwing out around 300 mail-in ballots in Utah.
A federal grand jury indicted 34-year-old Damon Matai Seei, of Payson, Utah, last Wednesday on one count of unlawful secretion, destruction, and delay of mail, according to unsealed court records. The DOJ accused Seei of throwing the ballots, en route to Utah voters ahead of its June primaries, into a large dumpster.
The former USPS employee was arrested and arraigned at the Orrin G. Hatch U.S. Courtroom Tuesday afternoon.
“When American voters lawfully cast their vote, they should feel confident that it is counted,” acting Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter said in a DOJ statement. “Allegedly throwing away hundreds of ballots is a serious federal crime that undermines the integrity of our elections. Ballot integrity is not a partisan issue.”
Complete text: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6105303-usps-employee-indictment-mail-in-ballots/