Attorney Stefanie Lambert and Former Adams Township Clerk Scott to Stand Trial for Alleged 2020 Election Voter Data Breach

LANSING – Yesterday, former Adams Township Clerk Stephanie Scott, 53, and her private attorney Stefanie Lynn Junttila, 44, also known as Stefanie Lambert, were bound over to stand trial in the 1st Circuit Court in Hillsdale County for allegedly permitting an unauthorized computer examiner access to voter data, including non-public voter information, concerning the 2020 General Election, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Scott was bound over on: 

• One count of Using a Computer to Commit a Crime, a seven-year felony; 
• One count of Computers - Unauthorized Access, a five-year felony; 
• One count of Conspiracy to Commit the Offense of Computers -Unauthorized Access, a five-year felony; and 
• One count of Misconduct in Office, a five-year felony. 

Scott additionally faces one count of Disobeying a Lawful Instruction or Order of the Secretary of State as Chief Election Officer, a 90-day misdemeanor. 

Lambert was bound over on: 

• One count of Using a Computer to Commit a Crime, a seven-year felony; 
• One count of Computers - Unauthorized Access, a five-year felony; and 
• One count of Conspiracy to Commit the Offense of Computers -Unauthorized Access, a five-year felony. 

“The deliberate violation of voter privacy to push a false agenda and spew misinformation is reckless and illegal,” Nessel said. “My office takes these allegations very seriously and looks forward to further pursuing this case through the judicial process to defend the rights of Michiganders and protect their personal election data.”  

The Michigan State Police referred this matter to the Department of Attorney General, following its investigation into possible election law violations by the former Adams Township Clerk. Attorney General Nessel announced charges against Lambert and Scott in May 2024.