Nessel charges former Adams Township clerk, attorney in ballot machine case
Both parties are facing multiple felony charges — the most serious of which could carry a seven-year sentence.
This booking photo released by the Oakland County Jail shows Stefanie Lambert.
A former Michigan township clerk and her lawyer are facing charges in a voter data breach case relating to the 2020 General Election.
Authorities claim former Adams Township Clerk Stephanie Scott and her lawyer Stefanie Lambert allowed an unauthorized person to access the township’s voter data following the 2020 election. The state attorney general’s office also alleges Lambert illicitly transmitted data from the Adams Township Electronic Poll Book concerning the 2020 General Election under the direction of Scott.
Both parties are facing multiple felony charges — the most serious of which could carry a seven-year sentence.
Lambert is also a defendant in other cases connected to a broader effort to overturn Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 presidential election.
That includes charges in Oakland County over an alleged conspiracy to seize voting machines.
“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,” Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said in a statement announcing the charges. “Those who engage in such reckless conduct must be held accountable for their actions.”
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