'Show how easy it is to commit fraud': Ex-election official was right to be convicted for sending fake military ballots to 'most vocal election fraud politician' she knew, appeals court finds
A former leading Wisconsin election official must face probation or serve time behind bars for having fake absentee ballots sent to a state legislator "to show how easy it is to commit fraud," an appeals court affirmed. The post 'Show how easy it is to commit fraud': Ex-election.
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated crime & justice brief. The source report from Law & Crime says: A former leading Wisconsin election official must face probation or serve time behind bars for having fake absentee ballots sent to a state legislator "to show how easy it is to commit fraud," an appeals court affirmed. The post 'Show how easy it is to commit fraud': Ex-election.
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- Published: May 13, 2026, 6:54 PM UTC
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