Posted on 10/03/2024 12:47:42 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Tina Peters, a former county election official in Colorado, was sentenced Thursday to 8½ years in prison and six months in jail after being found guilty of charges connected to efforts to copy election data from her office as Donald Trump and his allies spread false claims that the 2020 election was stolen and searched for evidence to prove it.
Judge Matthew Barrett, who presided over the sentencing, also ordered Peters, the former Mesa County clerk, to pay thousands of dollars in fines.
Peters, who had asked for probation, emphasized earlier in Thursday’s sentencing that maintaining her innocence was not a form of disrespect of the law, saying, “I’m not a criminal, and I don’t deserve to go to a prison where other people committed heinous crimes.”
But in his sentencing decision, Barrett said Peters used her privilege “to obtain power, a following and fame.”
“You are no hero, you abused your position, and you’re a charlatan who used and is still using your prior position in office to peddle a snake oil that’s been proven to be a snake oil time and time again,” the judge remarked before handing down the sentence.
In August, a Colorado jury found Peters guilty on seven of 10 charges, including several counts of attempting to influence a public servant and conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation.
Prosecutors charged Peters in 2022 and accused her of helping to secretly copy Dominion Voting Systems hard drives by sneaking Conan Hayes, a former professional surfer and purported computer expert, into secure areas of her office in 2021 using someone else’s security badge. Within months, data from her office appeared online and was featured at a symposium held by Mike Lindell, the MyPillow chief executive who continues to trumpet false...
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Tina’s crime? Backing up the log file of a voting machine before Democrat election officials could illegally delete it.
Exactly .... another example of this regime’s WEAPONIZED GOV’T!!!
” to peddle a snake oil that’s been proven to be a snake oil time and time again”
The judge is using political diatribes he read in the media to make such a claim.
This outrageous retaliation by the insane Colorado Secretary of State - a woman who’s absurd “insurrection” claims were beaten down by the Supreme Court - deserves to have the entirety of the state government there to be driven out of office and prosecuted themselves.
And this “judge” should be dealt with by the electorate of Mesa County, which is a rather conservative area. And likely will be.
Maybe he can get a job in Arizona from the Deranged Dyke Kris Mayes.
We are now a Communist Nation.
I’m interested to hear any comments about this video alleging that “Tina Peters Was Set Up.” (I have no connection with this podcaster or video, but happened to see it posted on another site.)
https://biggertruth.substack.com/p/tina-peters-was-set-up
“you’re a charlatan”
“using your prior position in office to peddle a snake oil that’s been proven to be a snake oil time and time again”
Did “Judge” Matthew Barrett first stop understanding the connection between language and reality, or did he simply jump right into his career of corruption and fraud?
I don’t cuss much usually but this is enough to get Mother Theresa to let fly. Ji beg God to execute justice on those who have done this to her.
Agreed
When are we going to start investigating the finances of these judges?
Fight fraud and they will take you down. Fighting fraud needs to have more permanent consequences that cannot be undone by lawfare. That will make the fraudsters take pause.
She was made an example of. Even if Trump wins I think it’s too late to change course.
It’s a really sad day.
And her evidence made it to an investigation or a court. Poof- Its gone. Things are so corrupt.
Let’s just say, it’s on the horizon and we’re riding at a gallop.
I would say this “judge” Matthew Barrett had best keep his records in order, but when it comes down to it he won’t need them in his military tribunal.
Railroaded by the Communist Party.
I’d call the judge a horse’s ass, but that would be an insult to horses.
Scheme? Try whistleblower and truth teller. Trump should have a list for pardons on Day 1
Oh, LORD, if for no other reason than to get these unjustly imprisoned citizens released, please let Trump be elected next month!
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