The lawyer for an Arizona woman who pled guilty to ballot abuse is asking a judge for leniency in sentencing her. Guillermina Fuentes, 66, pled guilty to one count of ballot abuse on June 2 and admitted to collecting four early voting ballots during the 2020 election and then giving them to Alma Juarez, who dropped them off at a polling place.
Juarez also pled guilty to ballot abuse, but entered an agreement with prosecutors in exchange for probation. Prosecutors in the case are asking Yuma County Superior Court Judge Roger Nelson to hand Fuentes a sentence of one year, but her lawyers argue that any time in prison would be a miscarriage of justice.
Guillermina Fuentes, 66, pleaded guilty to one count of ballot abuse and admitted to collecting four early voting ballots during the 2020 election and then giving them to Alma Juarez, who dropped them off at a polling place. (Arizona Attorney General's Office) "She entered a plea of guilty to ballot abuse — that is, delivering four lawfully voted, signature-verified ballots," Anne Chapman, Fuentes' lawyer said. "The rest of the allegations against Ms.
Fuentes are untrue, unfounded, untested and largely made-up by election-denying political opponents who have a political ax to grind." Fuentes was formerly the San Luis mayor and is a member of a school board.
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