Former Utah Postal Worker Charged with Dumping Hundreds of Mail-In Ballots
Damon Matai Seei allegedly threw mail, including about 300 primary ballots, into a church dumpster while working as a letter carrier. Prosecutors say he knew they were ballots; he pleaded not guilty and said he had no political agenda.
Tommy Flynn
A federal grand jury in Utah indicted former U.S. Postal Service letter carrier Damon Matai Seei, 34, of Payson, on one count of unlawful secretion, destruction and delay of mail after he allegedly discarded mail entrusted to him—including approximately 300 mail-in ballots.
According to the Justice Department, on June 3, 2026, Seei was assigned to deliver mail to at least 300 residents of Eagle Mountain. Prosecutors say he threw some of that mail into a dumpster in a church parking lot. Among the discarded items were mail-in ballots for the June 23 primary election.
Acting Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter said Seei “threw those ballots into a dumpster in a church parking lot, even though he knew that they were ballots, and they were clearly marked as ballots.” U.S. Attorney Melissa Holyoak said Seei “immediately took the ballots and set them aside” within about 90 minutes of starting his shift and “did not deliver a single one.” Several voters later told the Utah County clerk they never received their ballots; prosecutors say some of those voters were unable to vote.
Seei told investigators a different story about motive. In an interview quoted in court filings, he said he wanted to “lighten his workload,” felt overwhelmed by the volume of mail, meant to dump advertisement mail so he could finish sooner, and had no political agenda. Holyoak told reporters he indicated there was no political purpose. Prosecutors counter that he set the ballots aside at the start of the shift and that it is not plausible he failed to notice them.
Seei was arrested Tuesday, arraigned in federal court in Salt Lake City, and entered a not guilty plea. Fox 13 and CBS reported he was released on his own recognizance. His next court appearance is scheduled for Nov. 30. He is no longer employed by the Postal Service. If convicted, he faces up to five years in federal prison.
McCotter said, “When American voters lawfully cast their vote, they should feel confident that it is counted. Allegedly throwing away hundreds of ballots is a serious federal crime that undermines the integrity of our elections. Ballot integrity is not a partisan issue.”
The case was investigated by the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General and Homeland Security Investigations.
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