Virginia Prosecutors Drop Felony Charges Against 2020 Election Official

A key witness changed his story, leaving the Commonwealth ‘with significant inconsistent statements,’ the motion states.

A voter casts their ballot in the Kentucky Primary Elections at Central High School on May 16, 2023, in Louisville, Ky. Photo by Jon Cherry/Getty Images

A judge on Dec. 1 approved Virginia prosecutors’ request to drop two felony charges in the case of a Prince William County election worker who allegedly misreported results in 2020.

The Commonwealth’s motion stated that one of its key witnesses, Sean Mulligan, had changed his story, leaving the Commonwealth “with significant inconsistent statements.”