Follow-Up: DOJ Charges 48 Foreign Nationals Over Illegal Voting: More Defendants Identified, Including a Burmese Permanent Resident in Northern California
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on October 26 that it had charged 48 foreign nationals nationwide with illegally registering to vote, illegally voting, and making false statements. After this site's first report, charging documents released by the department provided further named details, clarifying the residences, registration records, and voting records of several California defendants.
In the Northern District of California, Moe Thida Lwin, 57, a lawful permanent resident from Myanmar living in Daly City in San Mateo County, is charged with illegal voting and false statements. Sarah Jane Bullene, 49, a Canadian national, lives in San Francisco; Larisa Shapiro, 62, a dual Russian-Israeli national, lives in Millbrae; and another defendant, Finau, lives in San Ramon.
In the Central District, Amandeep Kaur, 30, an Indian national living in Rancho Palos Verdes, is alleged to have registered in December 2022 and voted in the November 2024 general election. Butleng Taing, 43, a Cambodian national living in Long Beach, is alleged to have registered in July 2021, voted in the 2022 and 2024 elections, and submitted false statements in naturalization materials in August 2025. Eric Muñoz, a Mexican national living in Los Angeles County, is alleged to have registered in December 2025 and voted in a June 2026 local election. In the Southern District, Jennifer Jung, 31, a Canadian national living in San Diego, is charged with illegal voting and false statements.
The Justice Department notes that all of the above are allegations to be decided in court, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless convicted.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 美国司法部总部大楼（资料图）。图片：Gunnar Klack，CC BY-SA 4.0，经Wikimedia Commons。 / The U.S. Department of Justice headquarters in Washington (file photo). Photo: Gunnar Klack, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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