Exclusive: Joseph Farah says Democrats ‘are perfectly comfortable’ with firm’s involvement
By Joseph Farah
It wasn’t the New York Times that blew the whistle on a Chinese company operating in the U.S.
No, the Times headline actually read: “How a Tiny Elections Company Became a Conspiracy Theory Target.” The disgraceful subhead said, “Election deniers catapulted a Michigan firm with just 21 U.S. employees to the center of unfounded voter fraud claims, exposing it to vicious threats.”
Strangely, it was ultra-liberal Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón who announced that the top executive responsible for the software used in managing Los Angeles County election poll workers had been arrested as part of an investigation into the possible theft of personal identifying information of those workers.
“I want to thank my prosecutors and investigators for their commitment to eliminating cyber intrusions against government entities and local businesses,” he said. “Data breaches are an ongoing threat to our digital way of life. When we entrust a company to hold our confidential data, they must be willing and able to protect our personal identifying information from theft. Otherwise, we are all victims.”
Oct. 4, 2022, the head of the company, Konnech Corporation Chief Executive Officer Eugene Yu, was taken into custody on suspicion of theft of personal identifying information with assistance from the Meridian Township Police Department in Michigan. In addition, hard drives and other digital evidence were seized by L.A .investigators.
“Under its $2.9 million, five-year contract with the county, Konnech was supposed to securely maintain the data and [ensure] that only United States citizens and permanent residents have access to it,” a press release said. District Attorney investigators found that “in contradiction to the contract, information was stored on servers in the People’s Republic of China.”