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Postal worker indicted for allegedly throwing away 300 mail-in ballots

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A Utah postal worker has been indicted for allegedly throwing away 300 mail-in ballots ahead of Utah's June primary election.

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  1. Just the News

    Former postal worker charged after allegedly throwing out hundreds of mail-in ballots in Utah (opens Just the News)

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    Damon Matai Seei, 34, of Payson, Utah, was indicted by a federal grand jury last week and has been charged with unlawful secretion, destruction and delay of mail, according to the Department of Justice.

  2. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Postal worker tossed 300 mail-in ballots in a parking lot garbage out of ‘laziness' (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    A U.S. postal worker has been charged with throwing away 300 mail-in ballots in Utah.

  3. ABC 4 Utah

    Utah postal worker indicted for allegedly throwing away 300 mail-in ballots in Utah County (opens ABC 4 Utah)

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    A Utah postal worker has been indicted for allegedly throwing away 300 mail-in ballots ahead of Utah's June primary election.

  4. Independent Journal Review

    Utah Postal Worker Indicted Over 300 Ballots (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Utah letter carrier Damon Matai Seei was indicted for allegedly throwing about 300 clearly marked mail-in ballots into a church dumpster before the June 23 primary.

  5. East Idaho News

    Utah postal worker indicted for allegedly throwing away 300 mail-in ballots (opens East Idaho News)

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    SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — A Utah postal worker has been indicted for allegedly throwing away 300 mail-in ballots ahead of Utah’s June primary election. Earlier this month, Utah County Clerk Aaron Davidson said that there were reports from over 300 registered voters who never received their ballots ahe…

  6. Salt Lake Tribune

    A Utah postal worker allegedly threw away ballots. DOJ says it justifies a crackdown on mail voting (opens Salt Lake Tribune)

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    At a Washington news conference, Justice Department officials used an indictment against a Utah postal worker who allegedly threw ballots away to justify attempts to crack down on mail voting.

  7. Bangor Daily News

    US Justice Department charges Utah postal worker with dumping mail ballots in trash during primary (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A U.S. Postal Service letter carrier in Utah threw out more than 300 mail ballots that were being sent to voters for the state’s June primary, the Justice Department said Tuesday. Acting Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter said during a news conference that Damon Matai Seei …

  8. MyNorthwest

    Justice Department charges Utah postal worker for dumping mail ballots in trash during state primary (opens MyNorthwest)

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    A U.S. Postal Service letter carrier in Utah threw out more than 300 mail ballots that were being sent to voters for the state’s June primary, the Justice Department said Tuesday. Acting Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter said during a news conference that 34-year-old Damon Matai Seei was arrest…

  9. NOTUS

    DOJ Charges Utah Postal Worker for Dumping Mail Ballots in Trash During Primary (opens NOTUS)

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    Seei indicated to authorities that there was no political agenda, and the investigation remains ongoing.

  10. Washington Examiner

    DOJ charges Utah USPS worker after 300 mail-in ballots allegedly tossed in dumpster (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Federal prosecutors have charged a former U.S. Postal Service mail carrier in Utah with allegedly throwing away hundreds of pieces of mail, including about 300 mail-in ballots intended for voters in Eagle Mountain ahead of the state’s June primary.

  11. Deseret News

    Utah postal worker accused of throwing away 300 mail-in ballots in church parking lot (opens Deseret News)

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    A former postal worker allegedly threw away some 300 mail-in ballots meant to be delivered to registered voters in Utah County during the June primary election, according to a federal grand jury indictment.

  12. Fox News

    Former USPS worker indicted after allegedly dumping 300-plus Utah mail-in ballots without delivering one (opens Fox News)

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    Damon Matai Seei allegedly separated over 300 mail-in ballots from other mail at the start of his shift and discarded them within 90 minutes.

  13. HuffPost

    DOJ Charges Utah Postal Worker For Dumping Mail Ballots In Trash (opens HuffPost)

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    Most voters in Utah cast ballots by mail. Nationwide, nearly a third of voters use mail-in ballots.

  14. The Hill

    Justice Department indicts former postal worker for tossing out mail-in ballots in Utah (opens The Hill)

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    The Justice Department (DOJ) unsealed an indictment Tuesday accusing a former U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee of throwing out around 300 mail-in ballots in Utah. A federal grand jury indicted 34-year-old Damon Matai Seei, of Payson, Utah, last Wednesday on one count of unlawful secretion, destru…

  15. News Nation Now

    Ex-postal worker accused of discarding hundreds of mail-in ballots: Feds (opens News Nation Now)

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    Damon Matai Seei was arrested and charged with unlawful secretion, destruction and delay of mail.

  16. CBS News

    DOJ charges Utah postal worker for allegedly dumping mail ballots in trash (opens CBS News)

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    The Justice Department says a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier in Utah threw out more than 300 mail ballots that were being sent to voters for the state's June primary.

  17. UPI

    Former USPS worker indicted for allegedly discarding mail-in ballots (opens UPI)

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    A former U.S. Postal Service worker has been indicted for allegedly throwing away about 300 mail-in ballots earlier this year in Utah.

  18. American Greatness

    Former Utah Postal Worker Indicted After Hundreds of Mail-In Ballots Allegedly Dumped (opens American Greatness)

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    Federal authorities allege Seei instead discarded mail, including the ballots, in a dumpster in a church parking lot. Source

  19. Townhall

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  22. The Daily Signal

    Former Mail Carrier Accused of Dumping Hundreds of Mail-In Ballots Ahead of Primary (opens The Daily Signal)

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    The Justice Department unsealed an indictment against a former U.S. Postal Service worker accusing him of tossing about 300 mail-in ballots into a dumpster ahead of the June Utah primary. Damon Matai Seei, 34, of Payson, Utah, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Sept. 16.

  23. Myarklamiss

    Justice Department indicts former postal worker for tossing out mail-in ballots (opens Myarklamiss)

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    The Justice Department (DOJ) unsealed an indictment Tuesday accusing a former U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee of throwing out around 300 mail-in ballots in Utah.

  24. Blaze Media

    Here we go again: Ex-USPS worker charged for allegedly tossing hundreds of mail-in ballots in the trash (opens Blaze Media)

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    President Donald Trump routinely catches flack both for acknowledging the vulnerabilities of American elections and for taking steps to ensure that citizens' votes are properly cast, received, and counted.

  25. The New Republic

    Postal Worker Says He Threw Out Hundreds of Ballots Out of “Laziness” (opens The New Republic)

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    A former U.S. Postal Service mail carrier was indicted for throwing away hundreds of ballots in Utah, claiming that he did so because he felt lazy. According to court documents , the mail carrier, Damon Matai Seei, said his June 3 mail load was too heavy, and in an effort to “lighten his workload,” …

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