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Justice Department charges Utah postal worker for dumping mail ballots in trash during state primary
All headlines are identical, reporting the Justice Department's charges against a postal worker for dumping mail ballots.
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What happenedOfficials say Damon Seei was delivering mail in Eagle Mountain, Utah, when he threw the ballots and other mail into a dumpster in a church parking lot.
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Justice Department charges Utah postal worker for dumping mail ballots in trash during state primary
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Officials say Damon Seei was delivering mail in Eagle Mountain, Utah, when he threw the ballots and other mail into a dumpster in a church parking lot.
Justice Department charges Utah postal worker for dumping mail ballots in trash during state primary
A U.S. Postal Service letter carrier in Utah threw out more than 300 mail ballots that were being sent to voters for the state’s June primary, the Justice Department said Tuesday. Acting De...
