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Postal worker tossed 300 mail-in ballots in a parking lot garbage out of ‘laziness’
NBC News • • nation
Key Points:
- A Utah postal worker, Damon Matai Seei, dumped 300 mail-in ballots into a parking lot garbage before the state's June 23 primary election, claiming frustration and laziness without political intent, according to Justice Department officials.
- Seei, who also discarded other mail, pleaded not guilty to charges of destruction and delay of mail and is no longer employed by the U.S. Postal Service.
- The Trump administration has prioritized investigating voter fraud despite it being rare, with 70 voter-fraud cases charged during Trump's second term amid claims of widespread noncitizen voting lacking evidence.
- The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division has intensified election monitoring with a focus on "ballot security," staffed by new conservative hires, but has faced numerous court losses in efforts to seize voter rolls.
- Recent voting-related cases brought by the Justice Department often involve non-citizens, including individuals from various countries, with ongoing political tensions around election integrity ahead of upcoming elections.
