Michigan authorities investigating Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf's election probe
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Michigan authorities investigating Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf's election probe
A law enforcement source confirmed a state investigation into Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf's probe into the November 2020 election.
7:38 PM · Jun 4, 2022
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2022/06/04/michigan-authorities-investigating-barry-county-sheriffs-election-probe/7516592001/?gnt-cfr=1
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Lansing The Michigan State Police and Attorney General Dana Nessel's office have been investigating conservative Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf's efforts to examine unproven claims of fraud in the November 2020 election.
A document, posted online Saturday, detailed elements of the investigation. And a law enforcement source confirmed to The Detroit News that Leaf and a lawyer who's worked on his behalf, Stefanie Lambert, are subjects of an ongoing investigation into the unlawful movement of tabulators outside of the jurisdictions of election clerks in multiple counties.
The document was a lawsuit by Leaf against Nessel, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, the Michigan State Police and individual state police troopers. It was shared by a conservative website named "100% Fed Up," which described Leaf as a "hero." However, it was unclear if the suit had officially been filed.
The document from Leaf is significant, in part, because it appeared to reveal new details of the ongoing probe by the Michigan State Police and Nessel into unauthorized access to voting machines in the wake of the 2020 presidential election.
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