Office of Public Affairs | Justice Department Announces Charges Involving 48 Aliens for Election-Related Crimes – Department of Justice (.gov)

Office of Public Affairs | Justice Department Announces Charges Involving 48 Aliens for Election-Related Crimes  Department of Justice (.gov)

Today, the Justice Department announced charges involving 48 aliens in Pennsylvania, California, Florida, New York, and Nevada in connection with illegal voting, fraudulent voter registration, and related election crimes. The cases include voting by aliens in federal elections and false claims of U.S. citizenship to register to vote or to vote. Four aliens, including an illegal alien, have been charged with illegally voting. The following 13 defendants in this jurisdiction face felony charges, including false statements in a naturalization application. The following six defendants have been charged with voting by an alien in a federal election, a misdemeanor that carries a statutory maximum sentence of one year in federal prison. The following five defendants have been charged with attempted procurement of naturalization contrary to law, false statement under oath in any matter relating to naturalization or citizenship, and voting by an alien.

The following four defendants have been charged with false claim to citizenship to vote, unlawful attempted procurement of naturalization, and false statement under oath in matter relating to naturalization or citizenship. German national Marva Cook, 66, a lawful permanent resident, has been charged with voting by an alien. Cook allegedly voted in an election held in part for the purpose of electing a candidate for the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives. Filipino national Jullie Ann