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Oct. 5, 2022, 8:10 p.m.
East Lansing CEO arrested for alleged mishandling of L.A. poll worker data
East Lansing CEO arrested for alleged mishandling of L.A. poll worker data
['Konnech', 'election', 'company', 'County', 'data']

L.A. County D.A. George Gascón said Eugene Yu's conduct had "no impact on the tabulation of votes and did not alter election results."

East Lansing CEO arrested for alleged mishandling of L.A. poll worker data

Police have arrested the chief executive of an East Lansing-based software company on suspicion of storing Los Angeles County, California, election workers' data - which his company was contracted to secure and maintain - on servers in China. Los Angeles County is a Konnech client, having utilized PollChief in the most recent election. "Any L. A. County poll worker data that Konnech may have possessed was provided to it by L. A. County, and therefore could not have been 'stolen' as suggested," Goldberg said. According to the release, Konnech had a five-year, $2.9-million contract with Los Angeles County, under which it was supposed to maintain data and allow "Only United States citizens and permanent residents have access to it." With no evidence, election deniers have raised concerns about the company storing information in China, stirring up concerns about Chinese influence on U.S. elections. Judge Kenneth Hoyt of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas granted the company a temporary restraining order against the group, which Konnech alleged committed defamation, caused financial damages and violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, among other alleged illegal conduct. "(Their) conduct is not only damaging to Konnech, it also deters other would-be election logistic companies from entering the market-or will cause other such companies to shutter - without which, elections would be unmanageable for cities and counties, leading to further election integrity issues," the complaint says.

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