Voter Fraud Report

Thomas Cooper was charged by the federal government with one count of attempt to defraud the residents of West Virginia of a Fair Election and one count of Injury to the Mail after tampering with absentee ballot request forms during the 2020 primary election. Cooper, who had a contract with the U.S. Postal Service to deliver mail in Pendleton County, West Virginia, altered 8 absentee ballot request forms from Democrat to Republican by circling over or crossing out the original request of the voter. A county court clerk noticed the alterations on the forms and contacted voters, learning that the original requests were changed by Cooper. Cooper pleaded guilty to both counts and was sentenced to 5 years of probation on each count to run concurrently, with the first 180 days to be served under home confinement, and assessed a fine of $200.