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Another Trumpist on her way to jail for election corruption:
DENVER (AP) — A former elections manager who prosecutors say assisted in a security breach of voting equipment in a Colorado county pleaded guilty on Wednesday under a plea agreement that requires her to testify against her former boss.
Sandra Brown is one of two employees accused of helping Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters allow a copy of a hard drive to be made during an update of election equipment last year in search of proof of the false conspiracy theories spun by former President Donald Trump.
Brown, 45, pleaded guilty to attempting to influence a public servant, a felony, and official misconduct, a misdemeanor, but will not be sentenced until right after she testifies at Peters' trial next year so her performance on the witness stand can be considered.
“There were things going on that I should have questioned and I didn't,” Brown told Judge Matthew Barrett.
In August, Peters' chief deputy, Belinda Knisley, also pleaded guilty under a deal that required her to testify against Peters. She only pleaded guilty to misdemeanor counts and was immediately sentenced to two years of unsupervised probation.
Peters gained national prominence by promoting conspiracy theories about voting machines and lost a bid to become the Republican candidate for Colorado's secretary of state, who oversees elections, earlier this year. She is charged with three counts of attempting to influence a public servant, criminal impersonation, two counts of conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation, one count of identity theft, first-degree official misconduct, violation of duty and failing to comply with the secretary of state.
She has dismissed the allegations, calling them politically motivated, and has pleaded not guilty.
According to Brown's arrest affidavit, Knisley worked to get a security badge for a man Peters said she was hiring in the clerk’s office. Peters then used it to allow another, unauthorized person inside the room to make a copy of the election equipment hard drive during the May 2021 election equipment update, it said. Brown was present when the copy was made and conspired to misrepresent the identity of the person using the badge, it said.
Brown contacted the secretary of state's office asking for permission for an administrative assistant to be allowed to attend the update but knew that person was really a computer expert who would not have been allowed to attend, District Attorney Dan Rubinstein told Judge Matthew Barrett during Brown's plea hearing. The credential for that expert was then used by another person to get in the room and make a copy of the hard drive, he said. That person has not been charged.
“She knew she was setting up a sham,” Rubinstein said of Brown.
State election officials became aware of the security breach when a photo and video of confidential voting system passwords were posted on social media and a conservative website.
Brown's deal, which Barrett will not decide whether to accept until sentencing, would allow her to serve up to 30 days in jail for the misdemeanor. It would allow the felony conviction to be erased after two years if she complies with conditions he sets, such as requiring community service, for those two years. If Barrett rejects the plea deal, Brown could withdraw her guilty pleas.
DENVER (AP) — A former elections manager who prosecutors say assisted in a security breach of voting equipment in a Colorado county pleaded guilty on Wednesday under a plea agreement that requires her to testify against her former boss.
Sandra Brown is one of two employees accused of helping Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters allow a copy of a hard drive to be made during an update of election equipment last year in search of proof of the false conspiracy theories spun by former President Donald Trump.
Brown, 45, pleaded guilty to attempting to influence a public servant, a felony, and official misconduct, a misdemeanor, but will not be sentenced until right after she testifies at Peters' trial next year so her performance on the witness stand can be considered.
“There were things going on that I should have questioned and I didn't,” Brown told Judge Matthew Barrett.
In August, Peters' chief deputy, Belinda Knisley, also pleaded guilty under a deal that required her to testify against Peters. She only pleaded guilty to misdemeanor counts and was immediately sentenced to two years of unsupervised probation.
Peters gained national prominence by promoting conspiracy theories about voting machines and lost a bid to become the Republican candidate for Colorado's secretary of state, who oversees elections, earlier this year. She is charged with three counts of attempting to influence a public servant, criminal impersonation, two counts of conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation, one count of identity theft, first-degree official misconduct, violation of duty and failing to comply with the secretary of state.
She has dismissed the allegations, calling them politically motivated, and has pleaded not guilty.
According to Brown's arrest affidavit, Knisley worked to get a security badge for a man Peters said she was hiring in the clerk’s office. Peters then used it to allow another, unauthorized person inside the room to make a copy of the election equipment hard drive during the May 2021 election equipment update, it said. Brown was present when the copy was made and conspired to misrepresent the identity of the person using the badge, it said.
Brown contacted the secretary of state's office asking for permission for an administrative assistant to be allowed to attend the update but knew that person was really a computer expert who would not have been allowed to attend, District Attorney Dan Rubinstein told Judge Matthew Barrett during Brown's plea hearing. The credential for that expert was then used by another person to get in the room and make a copy of the hard drive, he said. That person has not been charged.
“She knew she was setting up a sham,” Rubinstein said of Brown.
State election officials became aware of the security breach when a photo and video of confidential voting system passwords were posted on social media and a conservative website.
Brown's deal, which Barrett will not decide whether to accept until sentencing, would allow her to serve up to 30 days in jail for the misdemeanor. It would allow the felony conviction to be erased after two years if she complies with conditions he sets, such as requiring community service, for those two years. If Barrett rejects the plea deal, Brown could withdraw her guilty pleas.
Election Corruption, hahaha, exposing the non-transparency of the voting machines is corruption?
Yeah, that's it. Blame it on us.
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Oh .. and here's the couple who are to blame for the 2008 great financial crisis .. I mean the 2008 Subprime Crisis .. it's all those lying thieving elderly Americans who conned the poor bankers, financial experts, hedge funds, Fannie Mae, Wall Street, and those in Congress and the Senate as well as all the regulators and Fed ..
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The G-men are no more. This is just utter garbage.
Looks like the Austin DA must be a Soros guy, this after these guys saving this woman's life.
"An emergency protection order was issued against him, and he was soon back on the streets after making a $40,000 bond"
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"An emergency protection order was issued against him, and he was soon back on the streets after making a $40,000 bond"
Watch as two heroes helpfully show a scumbag what happens when when you try to shoot a defenseless woman
One fellow in Austin, Texas last month got a first-rate lesson in the principle of cause-and-effect.
• We don’t let athletes bet on games they have the ability to influence. Why do we allow Congress to invest in companies they regulate?
• Why is it that when archeologists find human remains, they always determine that they are either male or female and none of the other hundreds of genders?
• Why is it that so many are more outraged that Brittney Griner is stuck in Russia than they were about Americans being stranded in Afghanistan?
• How is it that the government can’t control gasoline prices…but the climate is something they can fix?
• We’re churning out a generation of poorly educated people with no skill, no ambition, no guidance, and no realistic expectations of what it means to go to work.—Mike Rowe
• If kids knew what they wanted to be at age eight, the world would be filled with cowboys and princesses. I wanted to be a pirate. Thank goodness nobody took me seriously and scheduled me for eye removal and peg leg surgery—Bill Maher
• Why were we told to lower our AC usage on hot days to prevent overwhelming the electric grid while simultaneously being told to trade in our gas cars for electric vehicles?
• Why is canceling student debt a good idea? Does it make sense to reward people who do not honor their financial commitment by taxing the people who do?
• Does it make sense to cut off oil from an ally and buy it from an enemy who calls for your death?
• Are we living in a time where intelligent people are silenced so that stupid people won’t be offended?
• Is this a great description of America: Andy has left town and Barney is in charge?
• Why is talking sexually in the workplace considered sexual harassment to adults…but talking about sexuality to children K-3 at school considered education?
• Who else had a ‘ministry of truth”…Hitler…Goebbels…Stalin
• Eliminating the production of 500,000 American barrels of oil a day to buy 500,000 barrels a day from Russia is simply…well…stupid.
• I saw a movie where only the police and military had guns; it was called Schindler’s List.
• If your electric car runs out of power on the interstate, do you walk to a charging station to get a bucket of electricity?
• Why are we running out of money for Social Security and Medicare and not for welfare, illegals and free college?
• I just got a full tank of gas for $22. Granted, it was for my lawn mower, but I trying to stay positive.
• There is a coin shortage. America is officially out of common sense.
• If an 18 year old isn’t mature enough to own a firearm, then maybe five year olds aren’t mature enough to change their gender
• Sign in Texas: DON’T VOTE FOR WHAT YOU FLED
• Nobody called it “Toxic Masculinity" when we were saving the world.
• Mice die in mouse traps because they do not understand why the cheese is free. Just like socialism.
• The most powerful governments on earth can’t stop a virus from spreading…but they say they can change the earth’s temperature if you pay more taxes.
• Want to stop drunk drivers from killing sober drivers? Ban sober drivers from driving. That’s how gun control and COVID lockdowns work.
• If you don’t want to stand for the national anthem, perhaps you should give your legs to a veteran who lost his. That way a real man can stand in your place.
• If socialism is so good and capitalism is so bad…then why aren’t the caravans heading to Venezuela?
• Why is it that when archeologists find human remains, they always determine that they are either male or female and none of the other hundreds of genders?
• Why is it that so many are more outraged that Brittney Griner is stuck in Russia than they were about Americans being stranded in Afghanistan?
• How is it that the government can’t control gasoline prices…but the climate is something they can fix?
• We’re churning out a generation of poorly educated people with no skill, no ambition, no guidance, and no realistic expectations of what it means to go to work.—Mike Rowe
• If kids knew what they wanted to be at age eight, the world would be filled with cowboys and princesses. I wanted to be a pirate. Thank goodness nobody took me seriously and scheduled me for eye removal and peg leg surgery—Bill Maher
• Why were we told to lower our AC usage on hot days to prevent overwhelming the electric grid while simultaneously being told to trade in our gas cars for electric vehicles?
• Why is canceling student debt a good idea? Does it make sense to reward people who do not honor their financial commitment by taxing the people who do?
• Does it make sense to cut off oil from an ally and buy it from an enemy who calls for your death?
• Are we living in a time where intelligent people are silenced so that stupid people won’t be offended?
• Is this a great description of America: Andy has left town and Barney is in charge?
• Why is talking sexually in the workplace considered sexual harassment to adults…but talking about sexuality to children K-3 at school considered education?
• Who else had a ‘ministry of truth”…Hitler…Goebbels…Stalin
• Eliminating the production of 500,000 American barrels of oil a day to buy 500,000 barrels a day from Russia is simply…well…stupid.
• I saw a movie where only the police and military had guns; it was called Schindler’s List.
• If your electric car runs out of power on the interstate, do you walk to a charging station to get a bucket of electricity?
• Why are we running out of money for Social Security and Medicare and not for welfare, illegals and free college?
• I just got a full tank of gas for $22. Granted, it was for my lawn mower, but I trying to stay positive.
• There is a coin shortage. America is officially out of common sense.
• If an 18 year old isn’t mature enough to own a firearm, then maybe five year olds aren’t mature enough to change their gender
• Sign in Texas: DON’T VOTE FOR WHAT YOU FLED
• Nobody called it “Toxic Masculinity" when we were saving the world.
• Mice die in mouse traps because they do not understand why the cheese is free. Just like socialism.
• The most powerful governments on earth can’t stop a virus from spreading…but they say they can change the earth’s temperature if you pay more taxes.
• Want to stop drunk drivers from killing sober drivers? Ban sober drivers from driving. That’s how gun control and COVID lockdowns work.
• If you don’t want to stand for the national anthem, perhaps you should give your legs to a veteran who lost his. That way a real man can stand in your place.
• If socialism is so good and capitalism is so bad…then why aren’t the caravans heading to Venezuela?
I got a good laugh when I heard someone describe this person as Yul Brynner with lipstick.
sebastiantombs
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The only saving grace for that "person" is that "it" looks better than Rachel Levine.
Gargoile
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If you take an ARM loan, you can't afford that property. So don't come crying to me if you now have to pay18% on your mortgage.
sebastiantombs
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Not to be out done here's just two Marxocrats caught committing election fraud -
www.westernjournal.com
Two Democrats Sentenced to Prison for Vote-Buying Scheme in 2016 Election
Incidents like this run counter to the left's constant claims that elections are more secure than ever and there is no voter fraud.
www.westernjournal.com
mat200
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Hi @Gargoile
Yes .. ARM loans .. however the point is .. those who had a greater responsibility ( and greater rewards ) blamed those who have less responsibility ( some I know were conned into the ARM loan, "house prices always goes up" and "interest will not", and "you can refi to a fixed in a couple of year before the ARM hits the next level", if you want a house you have to buy now, .. . a high percentage of those people ended up losing their homes when the banks told them .. now your house is worth less, and no more loans to you .. )
The game of blaming others is more masterfully controlled by those who control the media story .. you've seen it now, and once you've see what is going on now, you can go back and reflect on past cases .. primary example is calling the 2008 Great Financial Crisis a "subprime crisis" when really it was far bigger than that ... and far bigger fish than just a couple of elderly folks who took out a ARM ...
Gargoile
Getting comfortable
The ARM is only one loan type, however people are blinded by the purchase of the house their judgement takes a hit. If they were conned, then where are the lawsuits?
The bigger issue is what Jimmy Carter signed into law (Community Reinvestment Act ) Unless this is repealed, we will go through this again and again and again and so on.
mat200
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Hi @Gargoile
There's a lot written about this .. you can search for it ..
In terms of lawsuits .. there were and still are lawsuits .. however, often those how are individuals who are rolled over by larger more powerful legal entities are unable to bring suits to court .. just the way it is.
( references for lawsuits below .. )
The key point: Just like today, Blame was attributed in many stories circulating in main stream press on those who took out the loans ..
if you prefer movies .. the following are recommended by Fortune ..
Fortune
These 7 Movies Tell the Real Story Behind the Financial Crisis
BYTOM HUDDLESTON JR.
December 27, 2015, 10:35 PM UTC
Here are six more films (features and documentaries) that have tackled the 2008 financial crisis to varying results:
1. Too Big to Fail
2. Inside Job
3. Capitalism: A Love Story
4. Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
5. Margin Call
6. The Queen of Versailles
ref:
'The Big Short' Is Hollywood's Latest Look at the Financial Crisis
Here are six more films that tackled the 2008 economic collapse.
Here's another which could be interesting ..
Panic: The Untold Story of the 2008 Financial Crisis | Full VICE Special Report | HBO
Here's a case which is still in court ..
Helping borrowers hold mortgage servicers accountable
By Seth Frotman – APR 04, 2022
On Monday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a friend-of-the-court (“amicus”) brief in McCoy v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., a case in which two mortgage borrowers sued their loan servicer for refusing to answer their questions about their loans. Wells Fargo argued that it is not required to answer these written questions from its borrowers despite clear obligations in federal law, and that is the issue now before the U.S. Court of Appeals for
the Ninth Circuit.
The case is McCoy v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., No. 21-35892 (9th Cir.)
Helping borrowers hold mortgage servicers accountable | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
This week, CFPB filed a friend-of-the-court brief to protect borrowers' rights under federal law to obtain vital information about their mortgage loans from loan servicers.
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Bank of America to Pay $16.65 Billion in Historic Justice Department Settlement for Financial Fraud Leading up to and During the Financial Crisis
Bank of America to Pay $16.65 Billion in Historic Justice Department Settlement for Financial Fraud Leading up to and During the Financial Crisis
Attorney General Eric Holder and Associate Attorney General Tony West announced today that the Department of Justice has reached a $16.65 billion settlement with Bank of America Corporation – the largest civil settlement with a single entity in American history — to resolve federal and state...
www.justice.gov
CIBC's C$125 mln settlement of financial crisis lawsuit gets court approval
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CIBC's C$125 mln settlement of financial crisis lawsuit gets court approval
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce has received approval from an Ontario court of a C$125 million ($98 million) settlement to resolve claims in a class-action lawsuit alleging misrepresentations made by the bank and its former executives in 2007 and 2008, the plaintiffs' lawyers said on Friday.
www.reuters.com
SEC .. archived page ..
Financial Crisis: Cases and Litigation
News about Financial Crisis: Cases and Litigation, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
The Financial Crisis 10 Years Later: Lessons Learned
I. History of the Financial Crisis II. Legislative and Regulatory Responses to the Financial Crisis III. Enforcement and Litigation Activity Following the Financial Crisis IV. Impact of the Financial Crisis on Market Participants and the Broader Economy V. The New Landscape 10 Years Later—and...
www.paulweiss.com
U.S. Sues Bank of America for $1 Billion Over Mortgage Sales | FRONTLINE
Prosecutors have charged the bank with fraud for the sale of "defective" home loans.
www.pbs.org