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Charges Dropped Against Conservative Activist in Texas over False Voter Fraud Claim
- Texas prosecutors dropped all charges against Steven Hotze over a 2020 assault linked to a false voter fraud claim in Houston.
- The charges followed an incident where Mark Aguirre, hired by Hotze's nonprofit group investigation firm, forcibly stopped a repairman falsely accused of carrying fraudulent ballots.
- Authorities found no ballots inside the truck, and police confirmed that it contained nothing more than equipment and supplies related to air conditioning during their inspection.
- Hotze faced four counts including aggravated robbery and assault, all dropped Tuesday, while Aguirre remains charged with assault and unlawful restraint; Hotze's attorney said, "justice was served and everything has been dismissed."
- The district attorney of Harris County described the situation as highly concerning, emphasizing that harmful conspiracy theories have the potential to incite actual violence and pose a threat to public safety.
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Charges dropped against conservative activist in Texas over false voter fraud claim
Texas prosecutors have dropped charges against a prominent conservative activist in Houston related to allegations he was part of what authorities have called a baseless voter fraud conspiracy theory.
Harris County DA’s office drops charges against GOP activist Steven Hotze
The charges against Hotze and former police officer Mark Aguirre stem from an alleged assault on an air conditioning repairman on Oct. 19, 2020. Aguirre claimed there were fraudulent election ballots inside the repairman's truck, but none were found.
Charges against conservative activist Dr. Steven Hotze dropped, Harris County DA says
HOUSTON (KIAH) — Some of the charges against a Houston conservative activist and a HVAC driver who were involved in a 2020 voter fraud conspiracy scheme were dropped by Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare. Teare has dropped charges against Dr. Steven Hotze and former Houston police captain Mark Aguirre for an October 2020 incident when Aguirre allegedly followed a man driving a van, then running the van off the road, and pointing a gun at…
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