Tina Peters sentenced to 9 years in prison for 'election interference' in Colorado

On Thursday, Colorado Judge Matthew Barrett threw former state county clerk Tina Peters into jail for nine years on counts related to suspected breach of her county’s voting system. She had high suspicions of voter fraud in her state during the 2020 presidential election and was charged with tampering with the election process.

Peters had rejected the veracity of Dominion Voting Systems and provided a colleague connected to MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell with someone else’s security pass so he could access the county election process.

For this, Peters was convicted of three counts of attempting to influence a public servant, one count of conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation, first-degree official misconduct, violation of duty and failing to comply with the secretary of state, AP reported. She was found not guilty of identity theft, one count of conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation and one count of criminal impersonation.

Barrett told Peters in his sentencing remarks, “You are no hero,” adding, “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 junk time and time again.”

“Your lies are well documented, and these convictions are serious. I’m convinced you’d do it all over again if you could,” Barrett said to her in court. “You’re as defiant a defendant as this court has ever seen.”

In an emotional defense, Peters had asked the judge for probation, while the prosecution was demanding 20 years of hard time. "It's with a heavy heart that I hear the vile accusations and anger levied against me for what I did to serve the people of Mesa County," she said. "I think it was important for someone to stand up and I chose to do that,” Axios reported.

“I will continue to fight until the truth is revealed that was not allowed to be brought during this trial. This is a sad day for our nation and the world. But we will win in the end,” she added. Police whisked Peters away to prison as soon as Peters concluded her remarks. Her lawyers are planning to appeal the decision.