Task force established to combat election integrity violations
U.S. Attorney's Office launches Election Integrity Task Force following noncitizen voter fraud charges.
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US Noncitizen Voter Fraud Charges
Federal prosecutors in New Jersey charged four noncitizens with illegally voting in federal elections between 2020 and 2024 and making false statements on naturalization applications. The charges reflect ongoing federal efforts to investigate election-related crimes.
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2026-08-18 to 2026-11-15 · UTC publication dates
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U.S. Attorney's Office launches Election Integrity Task Force
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey established an Election Integrity Task Force focused on investigating and prosecuting election-related crimes including voter registration fraud, casting of fraudulent ballots, voting by noncitizens, and individuals voting multiple times in the same election.
Defendants made false statements on naturalization applications
After voting in federal elections, the four defendants allegedly submitted naturalization applications (N-400 forms) in which they falsely claimed under penalty of perjury that they had never registered or voted in any federal elections. This concealment constituted an additional federal offense under laws governing false statements related to naturalization.
Noncitizens voted in 2020, 2022, and 2024 federal elections
The four defendants allegedly cast ballots in multiple federal elections while not being U.S. citizens. David Neewilly voted in the 2020 and 2024 general elections. Jacenth Beadle Exum and Abhinandan Vig voted in the 2020 general election. Idan Choresh voted in the 2022 general election. Federal law requires voters to be U.S. citizens.
Four noncitizens charged with illegal voting in federal elections
Federal prosecutors in New Jersey charged four noncitizens with illegally voting in federal elections and making false statements on naturalization applications. The defendants are David Neewilly, 73, of Atlantic County; Jacenth Beadle Exum, 70, of Bergen County; Idan Choresh, 43, of Monmouth County; and Abhinandan Vig, 33, of Monmouth County. They allegedly registered to vote while not U.S. citizens and falsely certified their citizenship status on voter registration forms.
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Four noncitizens charged with voting in federal elections
Four noncitizens charged with voting in three consecutive federal election cycles in New Jersey.