Who is Eugene Yu? Konnech CEO Arrested Over Alleged Data Theft
Criminal Justice,Election Integrity,Voting,Data Privacy,Elections
The founder and CEO of an elections technology company targeted by election deniers was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of stealing poll worker data.
Eugene Yu, 51, of Konnech Corporation, was arrested in Meridian Township in Michigan on Tuesday and held on suspicion of theft of personal identifying information, Los Angeles County district attorney George Gascón said in a statement.
The district attorney's office is seeking his extradition to California.
Computer hard drives and other "digital evidence" were seized by investigators from the LA County district attorney's office.
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