Moses, 44, is a Black Lives Matter activist and former Democratic mayoral candidate in Memphis. The tampering charge was the barrier for voting eligibility because she was serving seven years of probation. However, she wanted to vote in the 2020 election and asked officials at the corrections department and county election commission to confirm that she had completed her probation on the last offense. While she told the court that she received a letter saying that her voting rights were restored, Criminal Court Judge W. Mark Ward felt that she intentionally deceived probation officials to restore her voting rights. He stated “you tricked the probation department into giving you documents saying you were off probation.”

Source: Washington Post February 07, 2022 20:54 UTC