Am I crazy or is our collective reading comprehension low. Deputy Director did not 'send out' ballots.

The Deputy Director requested the ballots because she found a loophole, and then sent the ballots to her Republican Congresswoman. The Deputy Director is a whistileblower here, and was fired to kill the messenger. Why else would she have them sent to her congresswoman? She even apparently went to the city about it, and then went over their heads. She was 'very forthcoming':

Johnson's spokesman, Jeff Fleming, said at this point the city Election Commission is leading the review but that others inside and outside city government are also expected to look into previous elections with which Zapata was involved.

He declined to answer questions about why Zapata apparently approached city officials, who she spoke with, and when the ballots were sent. Fleming instead directed questions to Maistelman or the district attorney's office, which declined to provide additional details about the case.

Asked how they learned of Zapata’s actions, Woodall-Vogg said “the employee was forthcoming.”

Under state law, military voters are not required to register to vote and do not have to provide photo ID or any other identification.

“It’s my belief that she was pointing out that you can go onto the public system, make up a person and request a ballot,” Woodall-Vogg said, adding that city officials’ understanding is that she sent it to Brandtjen to alert her to the system’s vulnerability.

Again, i could be totally wrong, but if I'm not this woman is a hero and doesn't deserve to be lambasted as a traitor.