"Eric Neff's tenure at the Los Angeles County district attorney's office ended after he was placed on administrative leave in 2022 over accusations of misconduct in the prosecution of the CEO of Konnech, a software company that election conspiracy theorists said was in the thrall of the Chinese government. Now, three years later, Neff is serving as one of the Trump administration's top election watchdogs."
"Neff led the 2022 investigation of Konnech, a tiny Michigan company whose software is used by election officials in several major cities. In a criminal complaint, Neff accused the company's CEO, Eugene Yu, of fraud and embezzlement, alleging the company stored poll worker information on a server based in China, a violation of its contract with the L.A. County registrar's office."
"Neff's appointment, first reported by Mother Jones, has prompted renewed scrutiny of his work at the L.A. County district attorney's office. Six weeks after a complaint was filed, prosecutors dropped the case and launched an investigation into "irregularities" and bias in the way evidence was presented against Konnech, the D.A.'s office said in a 2022 statement. The county paid Konnech $5 million and joined a motion to find Yu factually innocent as part of a legal settlement."
Eric Neff was placed on administrative leave from the Los Angeles County district attorney's office in 2022 amid accusations of misconduct related to the prosecution of Konnech's CEO. Neff led an investigation alleging fraud, embezzlement and that Konnech stored poll worker information on a China-based server in violation of a county contract. Prosecutors dropped the case six weeks after filing and opened an internal probe into irregularities and evidentiary bias. Los Angeles County paid Konnech $5 million and joined a motion finding the CEO factually innocent. Neff's subsequent appointment as acting chief of the Justice Department Civil Rights Division's voting section prompted scrutiny over his experience and conduct.
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