Women in Sacramento, Turlock, Vallejo accused of illegal voting in U.S. election
The charges bring the total number of defendants in Operation Protect the Vote to 34 as prosecutors press a broader noncitizen voting crackdown.
- On Monday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced charges against 34 individuals as part of "Operation Protect the Vote," an ongoing federal effort to investigate alleged illegal voting by noncitizens in California.
- The defendants were among roughly 20,000 people on a federal list sent to California election officials, though state officials claim the list is unreliable and likely includes many U.S. citizens.
- First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli announced six additional charges in Los Angeles County for false statements on citizenship applications, a felony carrying a maximum of five years in prison.
- President Donald Trump's administration appealed to the Supreme Court after an appeals court rejected a request for California to set aside 20,000 ballots from suspected noncitizens before election certification.
- Legal experts argue the prosecutions serve a political purpose, while defendant Omar Alexander Muñoz claimed federal agents used aggressive tactics to create a "show of voter fraud.
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Palo Alto Online
We went to court to check on California illegal voting cases. Here’s what we learned
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A 51-year-old business owner and father of seven was the first of more than three dozen California residents to appear in court to face allegations by the federal government that they violated voting laws because they are not U.S. citizens. Camilo Giles Jimenez, […]
Hanford Sentinel
Lodinews.comSacramento woman ‘mortified’ by voting charge as feds arrest dozens ahead of election
Meryll Quirong Costi was mortified, her lawyer said, as she sat in federal court with her legs shackled together, wearing orange pants and a white T-shirt emblazoned with the word “Prisoner” across the back. A lawful permanent resident of the…
Six foreigners were charged by the Justice Department in Los Angeles for issuing alleged illegal votes in the California elections
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