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Tina Peters’ deputy pleads guilty, agrees to testify against the indicted Mesa County clerk

Indicted Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters’ deputy, Belinda Knisley, has agreed to cooperate with investigators and testify in court against her former boss as part of a plea deal announced Thursday by prosecutors.  The deal represents a significant threat to Peters’ defense against felony charges stemming from a security breach of her county’s election system […]

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New charges for Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters in obstruction case

GRAND JUNCTION — A Colorado county elections clerk under investigation  by federal and state authorities in a security breach of voting machines  posted bond on Thursday on two misdemeanor charges in a separate case, authorities said. Tina Peters, the clerk and recorder for western Colorado’s Mesa County, posted $500 bond after she was booked on […]

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Mesa County deputy clerk charged with felony after allegedly entering office while suspended

Mesa County Deputy Clerk Belinda Knisley turned herself in on Wednesday after being charged with felony burglary and misdemeanor cybercrimes, according to local prosecutors. An arrest warrant was issued Thursday after Knisley, 66, allegedly entered the Clerk and Recorder’s office on Aug. 25 and tried to use County Clerk Tina Peters’ credentials to print documents. […]