COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. — A man was arrested after investigators said he changed Gov. Ron DeSantis' address in the Florida voter database.
At about 2 p.m. Monday, while the governor was attempting to vote at his polling location, he was told someone changed his primary address in the database.
DeSantis said he did not change his address and contacted the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to investigate.
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FDLE said it contacted the Supervisor of Elections in Leon County and asked for the date and time of when the change was made.
Authorities found the request was made using a computer with the IP address of a user who was subscribed to Comcast. Investigators contacted Comcast, who told them the IP address belonged to Rosa Acevedo, who lives in Naples.
Deputies from the Collier County Sheriff’s Office and special agents from FDLE conducted a search warrant on the address and found Acevedo, Anthony Steven Guevara and Emilio Acevedo inside the home.
After agents spoke with Guevara, they said he admitted to changing the governor’s address in the voter registration database.
Guevara then showed investigators how he was able to change the address by accessing the “Voter information lookup” section on the dos.myflorida.com website.
He said he entered DeSantis’ first name, last name and date of birth. Then he changed the governor’s address to one of a YouTube personality.
Guevara also told investigators that he accessed voter information for Sen. Rick Scott, as well as celebrities including Michael Jordan and LeBron James.
Guevara said he only changed DeSantis’ address.
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Investigators said Guevara searched for “florida my vote” and “Florida governor."
Digital evidence also showed Guevara accessed the voter registration website, according to investigators.
Guevara was arrested and taken to the Collier County Jail, where he remains on a $5,000 bail.
He was charged with unauthorized access of a computer and altering a voter registration without consent.
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