Election Hacking: How to Attack Computers
Lansing, Michigan — The Michigan Attorney General's Office has advised the Special Counsel that Republican candidates for state attorney general and others seek to gain access to voting machines. We are asking to investigate whether prosecution should be brought in connection with the attempt. The 2020 election, according to published reports.
The Detroit News reported Sunday that the office of Attorney General Dana Nessel appointed a special prosecutor to the state agency, the Michigan Attorney Coordinating Council,87} Republican Attorney General Candidate Matt DePerno, Lake City State Representative Daire Rendon and Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf.
The paper reported that details of the charges were made in a letter sent by Nessel's Chief Deputy Attorney General, Christina Grossi, to Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson on Friday.
According to the letter, they persuaded the local clerk to hand over the ballots and break in to conduct a 'test'.
A special counsel request was made due to a potential conflict of interest, as Nessel will likely run against his DePerno in the November election.
Attorney Deperno is endorsed by former President Donald Trump. Political newcomers support Trump's false claim that he lost to President Biden in the 2020 battleground states. DePerno was endorsed by Michigan Republicans at the state convention in April. He will be formally named at the second tournament later this month, but it was seen as a formality.
"Dana Nessel knew he was losing this race. I know," Deperno's campaign manager Tyson Shepard said in a statement Sunday night, The News reported. “She is desperate to win this election at any cost and is currently targeting her political opponent Deperno.
According to the petition, five counties were brought from Roscommon and Missaukee counties in northern Michigan and Barry counties in western Michigan. , Ben Cotton, Jeff Lemberg, Douglas Logan, and James Penrose performed a 'test' of the tabulator and equipment.
Cotton, Renberg, Logan and Penrose have all been involved in efforts to question the 2020 election. Cotton, Renberg and Penrose were cited as experts by DePerno in a lawsuit involving Antrim County, News reported.
Logan was the founder of Cyber Ninjas and was involved in auditing results in Maricopa County, Arizona.
News said Leaf did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Sunday, and Rendon could not be reached.
Unauthorized possession of a voting machine used in elections is a felony punishable by five years in prison, the paper reported.
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