The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced charges against 16 people in multiple states in connection with alleged illegal voting, voter registration and other election-related crimes, including cases involving noncitizens accused of casting ballots in federal elections.
DOJ followed the announcement with a warning on social media, saying some of those charged allegedly voted in the 2022 and 2024 elections, and warning others against attempting to illegally participate in US elections.
“Let this be a warning to ANYONE trying to cheat and undermine our elections,” the DOJ wrote. “Spread the word!”
According to DOJ, eight non-citizens residing in Texas were charged, while the other cases involved defendants in Idaho, Georgia, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, New Jersey and Michigan.
The allegations include noncitizens voting in federal elections, false claims of US citizenship to register or vote, and false statements related to naturalization.
During the investigations, the DOJ said authorities also uncovered alleged passport and identification fraud, wire fraud and firearm-related offenses.
The cases are part of a broader Trump administration enforcement effort targeting alleged illegal voting and election-related crimes.
In Georgia, DOJ said Analiea Milliscent Eccles, a Venezuelan national and DACA recipient, voted nine times between 2008 and 2024. She was charged with voting as a noncitizen and falsely claiming US citizenship to vote.
Avila Gomez, a Mexican national residing in Idaho, is accused of falsely claiming US citizenship to register to vote and then voting in May 2022 and November 2024. --->READ MORE HERE
A Nigerian woman living in the United States as a permanent resident in Massachusetts illegally voted in at least two elections after lying about her citizenship, authorities said.
Gladys Adaeze Okafor, 56, has been charged by the Justice Department with unlawfully voting as an alien for allegedly casting ballots in the 2024 presidential primary election and the 2022 midterm elections despite not being a US citizen.
She is expected to appear in a Boston federal courtroom on Wednesday.
Okafor repeatedly falsified her citizenship status on official documents under penalty of perjury to gain access to the ballot, federal prosecutors allege.
In July 2022, she submitted a voter registration card and signed her name certifying that she was a US citizen, authorities said.
The City of Lynn subsequently registered her to vote.
In October 2023, Okafor submitted another voter registration card where she checked a box saying she was an American citizen, prosecutors said. --->READ MORE HERE
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