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On September 22, Damon Matai Seei, a former USPS worker from Payson, Utah, was indicted by a federal grand jury and appeared in court for allegedly discarding approximately 300 mail-in ballots earlier this year. According to the Justice Department, Seei claimed he threw away the ballots and other mail on June 3 due to feeling overwhelmed and frustrated with his workload. The incident affected voters scheduled to receive their ballots for the June 23 primary election in Eagle Mountain, Utah. Acting Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter emphasized that such actions undermine election integrity.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-23,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
A 34-year-old U.S. Postal Service worker named Damon Matai Seei was charged with throwing away approximately 300 mail-in ballots in Eagle Mountain, Utah, shortly before the state’s June 23 primary election. The ballots were among other mail that Seei placed in a dumpster at a church parking lot to lighten his workload, as he felt overwhelmed on the job. Seei pleaded not guilty and faces charges of unlawful secretion, destruction, and delay of mail. The incident raised concerns about voter security and prompted reactions from voting rights experts who note isolated instances of fraud but argue they are insufficient to alter election outcomes.
Written for “Postal Worker Dumped Ballots” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 5 other(s) covering the same event.
A former U.S. Postal Service worker has been indicted forallegedly throwing away about 300 mail-in ballots earlier this year in Utah.
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The U.S. Department of Justice unsealed the indictment Tuesday as Damon Matai Seei, 34, of Payson, Utah, appeared for his arraignment at the Orrin G. Hatch U.S. Courthouse in Salt Lake City.
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Seei was indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday.
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He faces charges of unlawful secretion, destruction and delay of mail for allegedly throwing the ballots into a dumpster in a church parking lot.
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Justice Department officials alleged in a detention memo that Seei said in an interview that he threw away the ballots and other mail on June 3 to "lighten his workload."
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He said in a written statement that he felt "overwhelmed" that day and decided to "get rid of advertisement mail."
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he → say → mail
Seei said he had no political agenda and didn't mean to throw away ballots, the memo said, but that he made a "poor decision" out of "frustration" and "laziness."
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he → say → frustration
The ballots were to be delivered to Eagle Mountain, Utah, residents to allow them to vote in the June 23 primary election.
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them → deliver → election
"When American voters lawfully cast their vote, they should feel confident that it is counted," said acting Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter in a statement.
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"Allegedly throwing away hundreds of ballots is a serious federal crime that undermines the integrity of our elections.
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Seei's next court appearance is set for Nov. 30.
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The indictment comes as U.S. President Donald Trump has, without evidence, alleged an epidemic of voter fraud, especially in mail-in voting.
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Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the administration's plans to limit mail-in voting for the November midterm elections.
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