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11 'fake electors' indicted in Arizona

A state grand jury has indicted 11 people in an ongoing investigation into a 'fake elector' plan during the 2020 election aimed at helping Donald Trump retain the presidency.

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced the indictments of the 11 people on nine felony counts, with each getting one count of conspiracy, a class 2 felony; one count of fraudulent schems and artifices, a class 2 felony; one count of fradulent schemes and practices, a class 5 felony; and six counts of forgery, a class 4 felony.

Those indicted include Kelli Ward, the former head of the Arizona Republican Party and Anthony Kern, a Glendale Republican who represents District 20 in the Arizona Legislature, and Jake Hoffman, an Arizona senator representing District 15.

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11 'fake electors' indicted in Arizona

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A state grand jury has indicted 11 people in an ongoing investigation into a 'fake elector' plan during the 2020 election aimed at helping Donald Trump retain the presidency.

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced the indictments of the 11 people on nine felony counts, with each getting one count of conspiracy, a class 2 felony; one count of fraudulent schems and artifices, a class 2 felony; one count of fradulent schemes and practices, a class 5 felony; and six counts of forgery, a class 4 felony.

Those indicted include Kelli Ward, the former head of the Arizona Republican Party and Anthony Kern, a Glendale Republican who represents District 20 in the Arizona Legislature, and Jake Hoffman, an Arizona senator representing District 15.

Others indicted were Tyler Bowyer, Nancy Cottle, former U.S. Senate candidate Jim Lamon, Turning Point USA Chief Operating Officer Tyler Bowyer, Robert Montgomery, Samuel Moorhead, Lorraine Pellegrino, Gregory Safsten and Michale Ward.

In a press release, Mayes said additional defendents have been indicted but were not identified until all those indicted were served.

The 11 indicted were part of a group that sought to represent the state of Arizona as an alternative slate of electoral college representatives following the 2020 election.

Republicans in several swing states sent those slates to congress in hopes of overturning President Joe Biden's win.

Cases have been brought against fake electors in Wisconsin and Nevada as well.

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