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Pennsylvania Mail Carrier Reportedly Recants Allegations On Ballot Tampering; UPDATE: Mail Carrier Rejects Report

UPDATE: Postal worker later says on video he did not recant his ballot tampering allegations

Amanda Prestigiacomo
Pennsylvania Mail Carrier Reportedly Recants Allegations On Ballot Tampering; UPDATE: Mail Carrier Rejects Report
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Postal worker Richard Hopkins has allegedly recanted his allegations concerning ballot tampering in Pennsylvania, The Washington Post reported Tuesday night.

Hopkins, an Erie, Pennsylvania, mail carrier, claimed in a signed affidavit under the penalty of perjury that he was instructed to collect late ballots, with the apparent intent from Postmaster Rob Weisenbach to backdate the votes. 

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