Election software CEO faces felony charges for allegedly storing poll worker data on Chinese server by Ashley Sadler for Life Site News
News of Eugene Yu’s arrest and felony charges come as the firm has faced serious skepticism from individuals with questions about the integrity of the 2020 presidential election.
The CEO of an election software firm that was heavily criticized by skeptics of the 2020 presidential election has been charged with felony embezzlement and storing the personal data of thousands of poll workers on a Chinese server. People concerned about the integrity of the 2020 presidential election had long worried the firm had ties to the CCP.
Eugene Yu, founder and CEO of Michigan-based Konnech Inc., was arrested on October 4 for allegedly stealing poll worker data and storing it on a server housed in China.
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Complaints filed last week in the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles allege that Yu and his company stored the personal information of thousands of Los Angeles County election workers on a Chinese server. In so doing, according to the complaints, Yu committed grand theft by allegedly appropriating public funds in an amount exceeding $100,000.
The charges have sent localities throughout the U.S. scrambling to decide whether or not to jettison Konnech’s problematic software as the 2022 midterms rapidly approach, NPR reported, noting that cities and counties across the U.S. use the firm’s PollChief software.
“LA County DA alleges .. giving contractors in #China access to sensitive data on elections workers, Konnech .. #Violated its #Contract & #Criminal law. Konnech Inc. CEO Eugene Yu has been charged w/ conspiracy to embezzle public funds and grand theft ..” https://t.co/VuxzsRlXLz
— Christina Ayiotis (@christinayiotis) October 15, 2022
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, who has faced serious criticismand an attempted recall effort for what critics call his “soft on crime” policies, announced Yu’s arrest in an October 4 press release.
