The Justice Department charged six more foreign nationals with voting illegally in California
Federal prosecutors charged six additional foreign nationals in Los Angeles County with allegedly registering illegally, voting in California elections and later lying about their voting histories on naturalization applications, KESQ reported. The Justice Department said the cases bring Operation Protect the Vote’s total to 34. The Guardian reported that the department had unsuccessfully sought to have about 20,000 ballots set aside.
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The Justice Department has charged six more foreign nationals in Los Angeles County with allegedly registering to vote illegally, casting ballots in California elections and making false statements about their voting records on later naturalization applications, according to the department. KESQ reported that the new charges bring the number charged under Operation Protect the Vote to 34; Homeland Security Investigations Los Angeles is leading the investigation. First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli called on California officials to work with federal authorities to verify voter eligibility. Essayli said prosecutors did not intend to charge all 20,000 people and said their goal was to prevent votes by noncitizens from being counted. The Guardian reported that the Justice Department’s effort to have state officials set aside about 20,000 ballots was unsuccessful.
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KESQ reports that six additional people face charges in the Los Angeles County investigation, while The Guardian and the New York Post also report six more California voter-fraud charges. These reports match the proposed event and timing.