MyPillow CEO Is Under Federal Investigation for Potential Ties to Colorado Election Security Breach

The CEO of MyPillow is under investigation by the Department of Justice for potential identity theft and intent to damage a protected computer.

A copy of the search and seizure warrant that was used to seize his cell phone was published by his legal team. The FBI seized his phone while he was sitting in a fast food restaurant. According to The New York Times, the agents questioned him about his ties to a Colorado county clerk who is facing an indictment for trying to pull data from a voting system.

The FBI opened an investigation into a suspected security breech of voting machines in Mesa County, Colorado. The Department of Homeland Security was informed by the Secretary of State of Colorado that there was a suspected security breech. The Mesa County clerk has been accused of playing a role in the incident.

Any attempts to impair the integrity of the machines' data is included in the records and information sought by the search warrant. Any information relating to the attachment of any peripheral to the system is sought by the warrant. According to the report, a judge in Minnesota approved the order in early September on probable cause that Lindell and other co-conspirators have committed identity fraud and conspiracy to defraud the U.S.

Last year, the voting systems company filed a defamation lawsuit against the man after he spread false claims about the machines. The defamation suit was filed by Lindell.