ELECTION CORRUPTION 101: WHAT IS OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT?

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Jul 19, 2025

Today, more revelations of “Election Fraud” and “Official Misconduct” have surfaced in Palm Beach County Florida further implicating Wendy Link and her direct reports playing active roles in concealing, delaying and denying public records requests/official election records and altering official election records to prevent the communication of felonies being committed by persons within her very office.

THE GOLD STANDARD…

OF OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT AND ELECTION FRAUD…

Presented by the President of The Florida Supervisor of Elections Inc…

Wendy Sartory Link, Esq.

The Palm Beach County Supervisor of Election Corruption

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We had previously caught the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections in 2023 altering election records. It was first reported in the Miami-Independent.

These fraudulently altered reports were linked to the widespread disenfranchisement of voters via an election fraud scheme tied to the voting machines manufactured by ES&S and Dominion.

The scheme involves deleting the votes and ballots that people cast, truly disenfranchising both voters and candidates at such scale that it is mathematically impossible to be anything other than fraudulent activity.

In order to conceal the fraud within the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Office, an insider altered the “Official Election Records” backdating the system date to September 13, 1984. This is also known as a “Time Stomped Date”.

During the recent Jeff Buongiorno vs Wendy Link election challenge case in Palm Beach County, significant allegations of Election Fraud and Official Misconduct were raised by Buongiorno.

In fact, Buongiorno filed an Emergency Injunction to seize Official Election Records and data to prevent Link and her direct reports from deleting and tampering with public records and election records.

His motion for the Emergency Injunction was denied by Circuit Court Judge Maxine Cheesman, who has since disqualified herself from the case based on procedural irregularities and judicial bias. Buongiorno filed for a mistrial based on judicial misconduct, to include witness intimidation by defense counsel Gregor Schwinghammer, Judge Cheesman and Deputy Sheriffs from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.

Today’s bombshell discovery is further irrefutable evidence of “OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT” by Wendy Link and her direct reports.

In the months leading up to the November 2024 election and the most recent evidentiary hearing in the Jeff Buongiorno vs Wendy Link election challenge case, discovery requests and public records requests were made regarding the altering of election records and the concealment of election fraud, directly linked to the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections.

Wendy Link, her direct reports and Gregor Schwinghammer conspired to conceal official election records and official public records in order to secure a positive result in the election and in the subsequent election challenge case.

This illegal activity was a corrupt use of public office to ensure that Wendy Link, held onto her political office, her annual salary and her retirement benefits. Link’s direct reports also were able to retain their county positions and they were able to continue the concealment of election fraud in the 2020, 2022 and 2024 elections. Ennsuring that they would not face the criminal prosecution, that would surely occur if Jeff Buongiorno won the election and took office.

Below are screenshots from a Public Records request made to the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections, seeking to obtain public records related to the deletion of public records requests and the deletions of altered official election records.

This was part of the basis for the Emergency Injunction to seize election records that Buongiorno had filed to prevent further destruction of evidence and to obtain certified copies in order to conduct a forensic audit.

As you can see in the image below, this request was made on April 19, 2025.

The request was recognized on May 2, 2025.

The Supervisor of Elections Office sent an invoice for $150.00 with a request for payment to process the request.

There should not have been any charge, as we simply sought the original unaltered electronic records in their original electronic format.

Often in Florida, Supervisor of Elections Offices will make requests for payment to deter records requests. We have seen this to be the case in Pinellas County Florida when the Supervisor of Elections claimed that it would take 19,000 hours to generate election records that took a few mouse clicks to provide.

In this case we paid the $150 invoice on May 30, 2025.

Then we asked how long it would take to complete the request.

Then we followed up diligently, as time was of the essence for the evidentiary hearing related to these public records/election records that they had altered.

Almost a month after the first invoice was paid, a second invoice for an additional $181.06 was sent by Wendy Link’s office.

We then inquired as to what needed to be further redacted, paying the invoice immediately on the same day June 23, 2025.

And the delays continued…

On July 1, 2025 an evidentiary hearing was held regarding the Jeff Buongiorno vs Wendy Link election challenge case, the purpose of this hearing was to present evidence related to tolling, official misconduct and the illegal withholding and alteration of election records by the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Office.

As of July 18, 2025, 7:39 am these records had still been unlawfully, corruptly, willfully and knowingly delayed, having given Wendy Link, her direct reports and Gregor Schwinghammer great financial benefits, while harming Jeff Buongiorno and Palm Beach voters.

OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT - JACKPOT

Then more evidence of “Official Misconduct” was provided.

Wendy Link’s office yet again did not disappoint. They intentionally, willfully and corruptly provided records, that omitted the evidence of their felonious actions, altering of election records and attempts to prevent the communication of felonies being committed by public officials within the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Office.

In particular they failed to provide the auditable record of the NextRequest Public Records portal user/admin activity logs.

This was purposefully done, as these records would clearly show, that they had uploaded altered records, then deleted the records, reuploading another set of “altered” records, and that the deleted previous public records requests and logs in order to conceal their “Official Misconduct”, and “Altering of Election Records”.

NEXT REQUEST - AUDIT LOGS - PUBLIC RECORDS

Several months ago, Jeff Buongiorno, myself and a nice sales guy from NextRequest did a online software demonstration of the capabilities and functionality for the online public records request portal that Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Office uses.

Below is a screenshot of the video showcasing the detailed admin/user audit logs showing date/time stamps and activities taken in the course of their official duties. This included an auditable record of documents, being uploaded, deleted and redacted.

Is is clear now why Wendy Link and her direct reports would intentionally, willfully and corruptly chose to not provide the records that were requested, despite having a legal duty to do so and after being paid twice to provide the responsive records?

ACCOUNTABILITY

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What is “Official Misconduct” Chris?

According to Florida Statutes, it is grounds for the overturning of an election in an election challenge case and it is a felony in the third degree.

It has been defined under Florida Statute 838.022.

Florida Statute 838.022 addresses the crime of official misconduct. It is unlawful for a public servant or public contractor to knowingly and intentionally obtain a benefit for any person or to cause unlawful harm to another, by falsifying, concealing, covering up, destroying, mutilating, or altering any official record or official document, or by obstructing, delaying, or preventing the communication of information relating to the commission of a felony that directly involves or affects the government entity served by the public servant or public contractor.

Any person who violates this section commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in sections 775.082, 775.083, or 775.084.

Under Florida Statute 838.022, and according to the Florida Supreme Court, the term "corrupt intent" is defined to mean knowingly and dishonestly for a wrongful purpose.

The statute also provides that such conduct only constitutes a crime when done with "corrupt" intent to obtain a benefit for any person or to cause harm to another.

The elements of the crime of official misconduct include a showing that the person accused did one of the following acts related to an official record or document: falsifying, concealing, covering up, destroying, mutilating, or altering any official record or official document, or obstructing, delaying, or preventing the communication of information relating to the commission of a felony that directly involves or affects the public agency or public entity served by the public servant.

The Florida Supreme Court approved standard jury instructions for this charge that were adopted in 2013. The term "benefit" is defined under Florida Statute 838.014(1) to mean to gain an advantage or gain anything regarded by the person to be benefited as a gain or advantage, including the doing of an act beneficial to any person in whose welfare he or she is interested, including any commission, gift, gratuity, property, commercial interest, or any other thing of economic value not authorized by law.

The term "harm" is defined under Florida Statute 838.014(5) to mean pecuniary or other loss, disadvantage, or injury to the person affected.

JURY INSTRUCTIONS FOR OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT

To prove the crime of Official Misconduct, the State must prove the following two elements beyond a reasonable doubt:

1. (Defendant) was a [public servant] [public contractor].

Wendy Link, and her direct reports are public servants.

Gregor Schwinghammer is a public contractor, as he is providing paid services to Wendy Link and the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Office. These paid services are “Legal Services” paid for directly from Palm Beach County Public Funds and funds from the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Office budget.

2. While a [public servant] [public contractor], (defendant) knowingly and intentionally [obtained a benefit for a person] [caused unlawful harm to another] by

Wendy Link, (defendant/public servant) her direct reports, Allison Nuova, Daniel Reyes, Stacy Manning (public servants), and Gregor Schwinghammer (public contractor), knowingly and intentionally obtained a benefit for Wendy Link, successful re-election, retention of their annual salaries, legal fees and avoidance of criminal prosecution for themselves. This corruptly, knowingly and intentionally harmed Jeff Buongiorno, who lost his election due to an illegally administered election and via the concealment of election fraud.

Voters and other candidates for office were also harmed, when their ballots and votes were deleted and diluted by fraudulently cast vote by mail ballots. Which were fraudulently concealed as part of the scheme to benefit Wendy Link and her direct reports, to include Gregor Schwinghammer the public contractor paid with Palm Beach County taxpayer funds.

Give as applicable.

a. [falsifying] [causing another person to falsify] an [official record] [official document]. SEE FALSIFIED OFFICIAL ELECTION RECORD ABOVE…
b. [concealing] [covering up] [destroying] [mutilating] [altering] an [official record] [official document] except as authorized by law or contract [or causing another person to perform such an act]. SEE DELAYED PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS ABOVE, CENTRAL TO EVIDENCE RELATED TO THE ALTERING & DELETION OF PUBLIC RECORDS/OFFICIAL ELECTION RECORDS…
c. [obstructing] [delaying] [preventing] the communication of information relating to the commission of a felony that directly involved or affected the government entity served by (defendant). SEE DELAYED, CONCEALED, RECORDS WHICH PREVENTED THE COMMUNICATION OF INFORMATION RELATED TO THE COMMISSION OF NUMEROUS FELONIES THAT DIRECTLY INVOLVED THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS OFFICE…

Definitions. Give as applicable.

§ 838.014(1), Fla. Stat.

“Benefit” means gain or advantage or anything regarded by the person to be benefited as a gain or advantage, including the doing of an act beneficial to any person in whose welfare he or she is interested, including any commission, gift, gratuity, property, commercial interest, or any other thing of economic value not authorized by law.

Give the following three paragraphs to explain “not authorized by law” in the definition of “benefit.” Czajkowski v. State, 178 So. 3d 498 (Fla. 4th DCA 2015). § 838.014(1), Fla. Stat.

§ 112.313(2), Fla. Stat.

According to Florida law, no public officer, employee of an agency, local government attorney, or candidate for nomination or election shall solicit or accept anything of value to the recipient, including a gift, loan, reward, promise of future employment, favor, or service, based upon any understanding that the vote, official action, or judgment of the public officer, employee, local government attorney, or candidate would be influenced thereby.

§ 112.313(4), Fla. Stat.

According to Florida law, no public officer, employee of an agency, or local government attorney or his or her spouse or minor child shall, at any time, accept any compensation, payment, or thing of value when such public officer, employee, or local government attorney knows, or, with the exercise of reasonable care, should know, that it was given to influence a vote or other action in which the officer, employee, or local government attorney was expected to participate in his or her official capacity.

§ 838.014(7)(a) Fla. Stat.

“Public servant” means any officer or employee of a governmental entity, including any executive, legislative, or judicial branch officer or employee.

§ 838.014(7)(b), Fla. Stat.

“Public servant” also includes any person, except a witness, who acts as a general or special magistrate, receiver, auditor, arbitrator, umpire, referee, consultant, or hearing officer while performing a governmental function.

§ 838.022(2)(a), Fla. Stat.

“Public servant” does not include a candidate who does not otherwise qualify as a public servant.

§ 838.014(6), Fla. Stat.

“Public contractor” means any person, who has entered into a contract with a governmental entity or any officer or employee of a person, who has entered into a contract with a governmental entity.

§ 838.014(4), Fla. Stat.

“Governmental entity” means an agency or entity of the state, a county, municipality, or special district or any other public entity created or authorized by law.

§ 1.01(3), Fla. Stat.

The terms “person” and “officer or employee of a person” as used in the definition of “public contractor” include individuals, children, firms, associations, joint adventures, partnerships, estates, trusts, business trusts, syndicates, fiduciaries, corporations, and all other groups or combinations.

§ 838.014(5), Fla. Stat.

“Harm” means pecuniary or other loss, disadvantage, or injury to the person affected. “Pecuniary” means in the form of money.

§ 838.022(2)(b), Fla. Stat.

“Official Record” or “Official Document” includes only public records.

§ 119.011(12), Fla. Stat.

“Public Records” means all documents, papers, letters, maps, books, tapes, photographs, films, sound recordings, data processing software, or other material, regardless of the physical form, characteristics, or means of transmission, made or received pursuant to law or ordinance or in connection with the transaction of official business by any agency.

§ 775.08(1), Fla. Stat.

“Felony” means any criminal offense punishable by death or imprisonment in excess of one year.

Below are excerpts from the March 31, 2025 tolling hearing’s official court transcript.

Schwinghammer admits to the court that the Official Election Records were withheld from Buongiorno. They did this despite a clear legal duty to do so.

Schwinghammer also illegally took county public funds to defend Wendy Link in her personal election challenge case. This was documented in great length in the following article.