Prosecutor Matthew Westphal said Zapata harmed the system she was paid to protect. Her own words:
<><>She told us in 2022 that she fabricated the names of three individuals
<><>her plan was to have fake ballots issued,
<><>she did this on her laptop, a tax-paid computer issued by the city,
<><>she did this using the WisVote system to gain the address.
<><>that she calculatedly had the ballots sent.
diversion to keep from finding out the true method of voter fraud