ATLANTA — Three Donald Trump associates appeared in a Wisconsin courthouse on Thursday to make their initial appearance on charges related to an alleged 2020 fake electors scheme.
On Tuesday, Wisconsin’s attorney general filed 10 additional felony charges against James Troupis, Kenneth Chesebro, and Michael Roman.
Troupis is Trump’s former Wisconsin campaign attorney and legal advisor.
Chesebro is the alleged lead architect of the scheme and Roman is a former aide to Trump who allegedly delivered the slate of fake electors to congressional staffers.
The new charges cite a conspiracy to commit forgery and fraudulently obtain signatures to certify that Trump falsely won Wisconsin in 2020.
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The three were initially charged in June with one count of conspiracy to forge a certificate of electoral votes.
Chesebro and Roman were among those indicted along with Trump in Georgia. Roman has pleaded not guilty to racketeering and conspiracy charges there. He has also pleaded not guilty to nine felony charges in Arizona related to the fake electors scheme in that state, including conspiracy, fraud and forgery.
Last year, Chesebro pleaded guilty to one felony charge of conspiracy to commit filing false documents after reaching a deal with Georgia prosecutors. He is now trying to invalidate the plea after the judge in September tossed out the charge to which he had pleaded guilty.
Chesebro was one of four people to plead guilty in the Georgia case in the months following the indictment.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
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