Zapata allegedly requested military absentee ballots in false pretences by using names of other people and then sent them to Wisconsin State Representative Brandtjen (R) to alert her of potential election fraud.
By H. Nelson Goodson
Historia News Network U.S.A.
November 3, 2022
Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Thursday, Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson confirmed during a press conference that City of Milwaukee Election Commission deputy director Kimberly Zapata, 45, of South Milwaukee had been fired for allegedly committing fraud by illegally requesting military absentee ballots using other names and then sending them to the house of Wisconsin State Representative Janel Brandtjen (R-Menomonie Falls), the State Assembly Elections Committee Chairwoman to alert her of potential election fraud.
Johnson says, that Zapata "apparently sought fictitious military ballots" from a state website and then forward them to State Representative Brandtjen.
It is not clear, if Brandtjen reported Zapata's fraudulent act to authorities.
Milwaukee Election Commission Executive Director Claire Woodall-Vogg also confirmed that Zapata had been removed from the election commission. According to Woodall-Vogg, Zapata has worked for the City of Milwaukee for 10 years including 7 years for the election commission.
The Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office is looking into the matter, for alleged election fraud, a criminal offense. Criminal charges are pending against Zapata for felony malfeasance in office and a misdemeanor count for illegally requesting military ballots, which are exclusively reserved for the military in active duty aboard or in other parts of the country.
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