A woman on election petitions in the Denver area for the failed U.S. Senate campaign last year of Republican was sentenced Friday to four years of probation and 250 hours of community service.
Maureen Marie Moss, 45, to two counts of forgery, a Class 6 felony.
Prosecutors say Moss submitted to her employer in February and March, who in turn provided the petitions to Keyser’s political campaign, which then submitted them to the Colorado Secretary of State.
The petitions were collected in Arapahoe County, Jefferson County and Denver. The Denver District Attorney’s Office says it worked with prosecutors in neighboring jurisdictions to investigate the case.
In April, the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office but did not refer the matter to investigators until May, when media reports also confirmed the bogus signatures. Television news reporter Marshall Zelinger first broke the story.
VIDEO: captures the ARREST of Maureen Moss, signature collector for . 34 forgery counts.
— Marshall Zelinger (@Marshall9News)
The state originally said Keyser had failed to collect enough signatures to appear on the Republican primary ballot for U.S. Senate. But it was later ruled that Keyser had enough valid signatures to qualify for the June 28 primary.
Keyser went on to El Paso County Commissioner Darryl Glenn, who in turn to incumbent Democrat Michael Bennet.
