A former Cache County election worker is accused of falsifying a document before sending it to the Utah Lieutenant Governor's Office.
Just days after state officials alleged Cache County falsified an election test, a now-former county worker faces a felony., which is a third-degree felony. Hansen — who was an elections coordinator with the Cache County Clerk/Auditor’s Office — was charged Friday, according to court records.
Hansen allegedly forged the date of the test, charging documents say. The lieutenant governor’s office suspected the document was forged, and Cache County prosecutors later found that Hansen allegedly, “had used PDF editing software on his work computer to alter the document.”saying Hansen had resigned from his job at the clerk’s office on Tuesday.
In an emailed statement, interim Cache County Attorney Taylor Sorensen told The Salt Lake Tribune members of his office, “unanimously agreed that the conduct alleged met the elements of the charge under Utah law.”
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