DK but here was the orignal plea adn now thats all water under the bridge and well have to see what trnaspires
Juarez, 42, was indicted by a state grand jury in December 2020 for a single Class 6 felony of ballot abuse. Her co-defendant, Guillermina Fuentes, would eventually be indicted for two Class 4 felonies of Forgery and Conspiracy, a Class 5 felony of Ballot Abuse, and a Class 6 felony of Ballot Abuse.
The charges against the women came about after two Yuma men -Gary Snyder and David Lara- set up a hidden camera to in hopes of uncovering ballot abuse long suspected to be occurring in their county. Video evidence Snyder and Lara turned over to the Yuma County Sheriff’s Office was forwarded by local officials to the Arizona Attorney General’s Office.
During Juarez’s change of plea hearing, Judge Roger Nelson of the Yuma County Superior Court was presented with a factual basis for the offense. It included Juarez’s admission that she was given the ballots by Fuentes, 65.
The plea deal stipulates that Juarez will not face additional charges stemming from other election misconduct investigations by the sheriff’s office or the attorney general’s office. The agreement also prohibits Juarez from seeking election to any public office while on probation.
Fuentes, meanwhile, is set to be back in court on March 10 for a pretrial status conference. The cases against both women are being prosecuted by Todd Lawson of the Arizona Attorney General’s Office.
