A West Virginia Postal Worker Pleads Guilty to Election Fraud after Changing Voters' Party Affiliations, on Mail-in-Ballot Requests, and is facing time behind Bars, Thursday, July, 10th, 2020.
Thomas Cooper, a Mail Carrier in Pendleton County, West Virginia, Plead Guilty to One Count of "Attempt to Defraud the Residents of West Virginia of a Fair Election" and One Count of "Injury to the Mail" after he was found to have Altered Absentee Ballot Requests using a Black Pen.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) said that Cooper changed Five Ballot Requests from Democrat to Republican, but the Adjustment was Caught by the County Clerk, who knew the Voters Personally and knew they were Not Republicans.
The Clerk then Alerted the West Virginia Secretary of State's Office, which began an Investigation.
"[I did it] as a joke," Cooper said, according to a Complaint. "[I] don't even know them."
Cooper faces up to Eight years in Prison.
"He is deeply sorry for the implications for our democratic process," Cooper's Attorney, Scott Curnutte said. "It should be remembered, however, that the mail he altered were requests for ballots, not ballots themselves."
This is why I want Secure Ballot Drop-Boxes when Returning Mail-in-Ballots.
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