DOJ Charges 48 Noncitizens for Election-Related Crimes

The Department of Justice has announced charges against 48 noncitizens for various election-related offenses, specifically concerning activities from 2020 to 2026.

In a release issued on Monday, the DOJ detailed that these individuals allegedly registered to vote, participated in elections, or made false statements when applying for naturalization.

The department noted, “Today, the Justice Department announced charges involving 48 aliens in Pennsylvania, California, Florida, New York, and Nevada in connection with illegal voting, fraudulent voter registration, and related election crimes.”

They further explained, “The cases include voting by aliens in federal elections and false claims of U.S. citizenship to register to vote or to vote.”

The charges span several states, with California accounting for a majority of them. Other states included Pennsylvania, Florida, New York, and Nevada.

The individuals charged range in age from 21 to 80 and come from various national backgrounds, including Cuba, Poland, Israel, Kenya, Russia, the Netherlands, Greece, Belize, India, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Cambodia, Honduras, Pakistan, Canada, the Philippines, Georgia, Myanmar, Tonga, Ecuador, Brazil, Germany, Ireland, Guyana, and Jamaica.

Among those charged is Muhammad Khan, a 50-year-old from Pakistan, who allegedly submitted a provisional ballot in 2020 and provided false information in his naturalization application five years later.

Another individual, Artur Kopacz, a 50-year-old Polish national, faces two counts for allegedly voting in the 2022 and 2024 general elections.

Seventy-two-year-old Omar Alexander Muñoz from Belize is accused of registering to vote in 2019 while claiming U.S. citizenship. He allegedly voted in elections in 2020, 2022, and 2024 and provided false testimony in his naturalization application, allegedly denying any claim to citizenship.