Man arrested over spam emails targeting Eden-Monaro candidates
A man who allegedly sent harassing and offensive emails to voters in the Eden-Monaro byelection has been arrested in Sydney.
Eden-Monaro byelection candidates: Liberal Fiona Kotvojs, Greens' Cathy Griff, and Labor's Kristy McBain.Emails falsely claiming Labor candidate Kristy McBain had dropped out of the byelection were allegedly circulated around the seat and beyond, as well as emails making false claims about her and her family.
Police sources said the man does not work in politics and is not believed to be a member of any party.The AFP started the investigation following a report from the Electoral Integrity Assurance Taskforce and the Australian Electoral Commission on June 10. "The emails were assessed as offensive and harassing in nature. The AFP investigation identified the use of a number of telecommunications services subscribed using suspected fraudulent identification documents.The investigation is ongoing.
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