What specific charges does Tina Peters face in each indictment?

1. The March 2022 grand-jury indictment: a long list of felonies and misdemeanors

The March 2022 indictment returned by a Mesa County grand jury charged Peters with a broad array of offenses, variously reported as 13 counts, which included three counts of attempting to influence a public servant (class 4 felonies), two counts of conspiracy to commit attempting to influence a public servant (class 5 felonies), first‑degree official misconduct (a class 2 misdemeanor), violation of duty (a misdemeanor), failure to comply with the Secretary of State (a misdemeanor), obstruction and contempt, criminal impersonation, and identity theft relating to a county employee — the document-based summary of the indictment is captured in reporting and public records ^{[2] [1]}.

2. Charges tried and the jury’s verdict: seven convictions, four felonies among them

At trial prosecutors narrowed the case to a subset of the original counts and jurors convicted Peters on seven counts; reporting identifies those convictions as including three counts of attempting to influence a public servant and one count of conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation, among other counts tied to misconduct, conspiracy and impersonation, with four of the convictions described as felony convictions ^{[3] [5]}. Different outlets emphasize that the convictions centered on her role in facilitating unauthorized access to election equipment and attempting to manipulate or influence public servants as part of an effort to investigate alleged 2020 election fraud ^{[3] [6]}.

3. Sentencing and why those specific convictions mattered

A Colorado judge sentenced Peters to nine years in prison in October 2024, a penalty tied directly to the jury’s guilty verdict on those seven counts and described by prosecutors and the judge as punishment for a data‑breach scheme that endangered election integrity and election workers ^{[4] [7]}. State officials framed the convictions as accountability for criminal steps taken to breach voting systems and for behavior that intimidated election staff, while defense and supporters argued Peters was acting to expose fraud — an assertion the courts rejected in finding criminal liability ^{[7] [4]}.

4. Political fallout, pardons and federal review — same charges, different forums

Following conviction and sentencing, the case became a national political flashpoint: President Trump announced a pardon in December 2025 and federal officials later announced a Department of Justice review of the state conviction — actions that do not alter the specific state charges listed in the indictment or the jury verdict but reflect political advocacy and federal interest in the high-profile prosecution ^{[8] [5]}. Colorado officials and the governor responded that a presidential pardon does not erase state convictions and that state courts remain the operative forum for the charges Peters faced ^{[9] [6]}.

5. Defense narrative, support and reporting limitations

Peters and allies have consistently described her actions as attempts to investigate alleged election fraud and have portrayed her prosecution as politically motivated, points amplified by national supporters and fundraisers; those political claims are reported alongside the court record but do not change the statutory labels of the charges in the indictment or the jury’s guilty findings ^{[7] [5]}. Public reporting and the indictment documents together identify the specific counts, but some outlets summarize the list differently (for example, citing 10 counts at trial versus a 13‑count indictment), and local court filings remain the authoritative source for exact language and class of each count — a level of detail not fully replicated across all news reports provided here ^{[1] [2] [3]}.