6 Nevada ‘Fake Electors’ Indicted for Alleged Attempts to Overturn 2020 Election

A Nevada grand jury has indicted six allies of former President Donald Trump, including the chair of the state’s Republican Party, who signed paperwork to allocate electoral votes for Trump after the 2020 presidential election—despite Joe Biden being the actual victor.

Attorney General Aaron Ford, a Democrat, made the announcement on Wednesday after launching an investigation last month, naming state party chair Michael McDonald, national committeeman Jim DeGraffenreid, Clark County Republican Party chair Jesse Law, state party vice chair Jim Hindle III, Shawn Meehan, and Eileen Rice as the defendants.

All six were handed two felony charges each: submitting fraudulent documents to state and federal officials and offering a false instrument for filing. According to The Washington Post, the charges carry a maximum sentence of four and five years in prison, respectively.

Read more at The Daily Beast.