A grand jury in Colorado has indicted Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters and her deputy on counts related to election tampering and misconduct….
The 10 counts against Peters include: attempting to influence a public service, criminal impersonation, conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation, identity theft, official misconduct, violation of duty and failing to comply with the secretary of state….
The county uses voting equipment from Dominion Voting Systems, the company at the heart of many of former President Donald Trump’s conspiracy theories about the 2020 election. Peters subsequently spoke at an event hosted by MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, a key booster of those conspiracy theories….
Peters, a Republican, is running for secretary of state in Colorado, a position that would involve supervising the state’s elections. Incumbent Democrat Jena Griswold has been a driving force in the investigation against Peters