Security News > 2023 > August > Florida Man and associates indicted for conspiracy to steal data, software

Authorities in the US state of Georgia have indicted a famous Floridian and his loyal associates on counts including theft of data, software, and personal information.

The celebrity defendant, a 77-year-old whose career has spanned real estate development, reality television, wagering, and a four-year term as president of the United States, was one of 19 people named in a 91-page indictment that lists 41 counts and details a "a conspiracy to unlawfully change the outcome of the election."

The indictment details a sprawling effort to overturn the result of the election with actions alleged to include "False statements and writings, impersonating a public officer, forgery, filing false documents, influencing witnesses, computer theft, computer trespass, computer invasion of privacy, conspiracy to defraud the state, acts involving theft, and perjury."

Members of the enterprise, including several of the Defendants, corruptly conspired in Fulton County, Georgia, and elsewhere to unlawfully access secure voting equipment and voter data.

The indictment alleges that some members of the conspiracy "Conspired to use a computer with knowledge that such use was without authority and with the intention of taking and appropriating information, data, and software, the property of Dominion Voting Systems Corporation."

The indicted man is again seeking election as president of the United States and currently appears likely to secure the nomination of the Republican Party - which mentions "Ensuring the integrity of our elections" as part of its platform.

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