Election Software CEO Surrenders to LA Authorities; Prosecutors Allege ‘Massive Data Breach’

Election Software CEO Surrenders to LA Authorities; Prosecutors Allege ‘Massive Data Breach’
A woman walks by the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles on July 21, 2021. Apu Gomes/Getty Images
Eva Fu
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LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles prosecutors on Oct. 14 accused the CEO of a Michigan-based election software company of involvement in a “massive” data breach affecting at least a thousand victims, including minors.

Eugene Yu, 64, who heads Konnech, a company that provides software to electoral districts for the management of poll workers, was charged with the felony crime of embezzlement of public funds. He appeared in a Los Angeles County court on Oct. 14.

Eva Fu is an award-winning, New York-based journalist for The Epoch Times focusing on U.S. politics, U.S.-China relations, religious freedom, and human rights. Contact Eva at [email protected]
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