Justice Department Announces Charges Involving 16 Individuals for Election Crimes

The U.S. Department of Justice reports in its press release (quotation, not an independent finding): “Today the Justice Department announced charges involving 16 individuals, including an illegal alien, in connection with illegal voting, fraudulent voter registration, and related election crimes across the country. The cases include voting by aliens in federal elections, false claims of U.S. citizenship in order to register to vote or to vote, voting on behalf the deceased, voting multiple times in the same election, false statements on citizenship applications, and unlawful procurement of citizenship. Case details are as follows: District of New Mexico Patrick Perea, 62, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on one count of fraudulent voting. Perea attempted to cast his deceased wife’s absentee ballot in the November 2024 general election by submitting it to the Bureau of Elections of the Bernalillo County Clerk’s Office in Albuquerque. Eastern District of Pennsylvania An illegal alien and three aliens have been charged with voting by an alien. Hacina Saadi, 48, an illegal alien from France, has been charged by information with voting by an alien during the 2024 election. Pakistani national Jamil Ahmad, 50, a lawful permanent resident, has been charged by information with voting by an alien during the 2024 election. Pakistani national Nighat Jamil, 47, a lawful permanent resident, has been charged by information with voting by an alien during the 2024 election. Portuguese national Paulo Silva, 54, a lawful permanent resident, has been charged by information with voting by an alien during the 2024 election. Portuguese national Paulo Silva, 54, a lawful permanent residen”