Oct 03, 2024
MESA COUNTY, Colo. On Thursday, Judge Matthew Barrett sentenced a defiant Tina Peters to 9 years behind bars on multiple charges including felonies for a data-breach plot amid false claims of voting machine fraud during the 2020 presidential election.Peters, the former Mesa County Clerk was found guilty in August by a jury on seven of 10 counts including first-degree official misconduct, violation of duty, conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation along with other counts.She was acquitted of identity theft charges, criminal impersonation and one count of conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation.You are no hero. You abused your position and youre a charlatan who used, and is still using your prior position to peddle a snake oil thats been proven to be junk time and time again, said Judge Barrett. Your lies are well-documented and these convictions are serious. Im convinced youd do it all over again if you could.Judge Barrett added: Youre as defiant as a defendant as this court has ever seen.Peters, who was indicted in March 2022, was accused of copying hard drive images of election software in 2021, which ended up online and being discussed by Peters and others.Before sentencing, Peters remained unapologetic. Ive never done anything with malice to break the law. Ive only wanted to serve the people of Mesa County, she said.Here are Judge Barretts full sentencing remarks in the video player below. 'You're a charlatan': Judge sentences defiant Tina Peters to 9 years | Full videoDenver7's scar Contreras and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
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