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Justice Department announces five federal voter fraud prosecutions across three states

Federal prosecutors filed felony and misdemeanor charges alleging unlawful voting in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Wisconsin.

The short version

  • The Trump administration announced five voter fraud prosecutions across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Wisconsin.[NBC News]
  • Three defendants face felony charges in Pennsylvania, while two individuals face misdemeanor noncitizen voting charges in New Jersey and Wisconsin.[NBC News]
  • Specific charging documents for the Pennsylvania prosecutions were not immediately made public.[NBC News]
  • Federal leadership described election integrity as a top agency priority, though the administration has historically struggled to uncover widespread fraud.[NBC News]

Key facts

  • The Trump administration announced five federal voter fraud cases across three states.[NBC News]
  • Three individuals, including Katya Rodriguez, were charged with felonies in the Middle District of Pennsylvania.[NBC News]
  • A federal grand jury indicted Marisol Guzman for allegedly voting illegally in 2024 and her husband Thomas Holtzman for aiding and abetting.[NBC News]
  • Two individuals in New Jersey and Wisconsin were charged with misdemeanor counts of voting as noncitizens.[NBC News]
  • The Trump administration has struggled across both terms to present evidence of significant voter fraud despite reviewing state voter registration rolls.[NBC News]

What remains uncertain

  • The specific charging documents detailing the allegations in the Pennsylvania cases were not immediately accessible.[NBC News]

Sources

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