DOJ Indicts Ten Aliens for Voter Fraud in Minnesota Elections
The Department of Justice announced September 30 that a federal grand jury returned ten separate indictments on September 24 against ten defendants accused of voting illegally in Minnesota elections or falsely claiming U.S. citizenship to register.
The charges total nine counts of voting by an alien and nine counts of making a false claim of citizenship to vote. Prosecutors allege illegal ballots in the November 2022 and November 2024 general elections and the August 2026 primary — including a Ghanaian national accused of voting in this year's August 11 primary and a Lithuanian woman tied to the 2022 general election. All ten defendants are lawful permanent residents from Liberia, Lithuania, Ghana, Germany, Bosnia, Brazil, Canada and South Africa. Nine were arrested in Minnesota and one in Massachusetts; all have made initial appearances in federal court.
“The law is clear, only American citizens may vote in American elections, and enforcing this law is fundamental to our democracy,” said Attorney General Todd Blanche. DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin warned: “We will find you, arrest you, and you will face the consequences, including criminal charges and deportation.”
The Justice Department notes an indictment is only an accusation and each defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
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