“‘Forensic data recovery is a process which is used to retrieve data which will be used for legal purposes. Compared with common data recovery tasks, Forensic data recovery is a bit more complex. At most times, it requires to retrieve data which was deliberately erased, damaged, or corrupted.’”
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Like with a fire in the secret service shed.
Election official in Arizona's Senate dispute represented figure in 'Fast and Furious' arms scandal
A county official in Arizona, whom Republicans accuse of destroying evidence to cover up “voting irregularities,” has previously defended the accused ringleader of a group of gun straw buyers in Operation Fast and Furious, the federal operation that led to the death of a Border Patrol agent in the state.....
He is now at the center of a contentious vote-count procedure in Arizona's U.S. Senate race, where Democrat Kyrsten Sinema suddenly took a lead over Republican Martha McSally, thanks to votes mostly in Maricopa County.
The Republican Party objected to Fontes’ efforts to allow voters to confirm that they signed early ballots that were dropped off on Election Day, and criticized the official for opening emergency voting centers the weekend before Tuesday's election and for mixing disputed ballots with valid ones.
The accusations of improper procedures led to a deal between Republicans and Democrats being struck in court on Friday, giving all counties in Arizona until this coming Wednesday to address problems with ballots.