ADAMS TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A former township clerk in Michigan and her private attorney have been charged in connection with a 2020 election voter data breach.
Charges have been filed against former Adams Township clerk Stephanie Scott, 52, and her private attorney Stefanie Lynn Junttila, 42, also known as Stefanie Lambert. They are accused of allowing an unauthorized computer examiner access to voter data. The data included non-public voter information related to the 2020 general election.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s department said that Scott “intentionally disregarded numerous instructions” to allow an authorized vendor access to an Adams Township voting tabulator for maintenance and testing. The tabulator was withheld until it was taken by Michigan State Police via a search warrant.
Lambert is accused of transmitting data from the Adams Township Electronic Poll Book regarding the 2020 General Election under the direction of Scott.
“Ensuring election security and integrity stands as the cornerstone of our democracy,” Nessel said. “When elected officials and their proxies use their positions to promote baseless conspiracies, show blatant disregard for voter privacy, and break the law in the process, it undermines the very essence of the democratic process. Those who engage in such reckless conduct must be held accountable for their actions.”
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Scott is facing the following charges:
- One count of Using a Computer to Commit a Crime, a seven-year felony;
- One count of Computers - Unauthorized Access, a five-year felony;
- One count of Conspiracy to Commit the Offense of Computers -Unauthorized Access, a five-year felony;
- One count of Misconduct in Office, a five-year felony;
- One count of Concealing or Withholding a Voting Machine, a five-year felony; and
- One count of Disobeying a Lawful Instruction or Order of the Secretary of State as Chief Election Officer, a 90-day misdemeanor.
Lambert is facing the following charges:
- One count of Using a Computer to Commit a Crime, a seven-year felony;
- One count of Computers - Unauthorized Access, a five-year felony; and
- One count of Conspiracy to Commit the Offense of Computers -Unauthorized Access, a five-year felony.