{"id":2665551,"date":"2026-09-20T08:13:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T12:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/several-were-illegal-aliens-doj-announces-16-culprits-caught-illegally-voting-in-federal-elections\/"},"modified":"2026-09-20T08:18:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T12:18:20","slug":"several-were-illegal-aliens-doj-announces-16-culprits-caught-illegally-voting-in-federal-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/several-were-illegal-aliens-doj-announces-16-culprits-caught-illegally-voting-in-federal-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Several Were Illegal Aliens: DOJ Announces 16 Culprits Caught Illegally Voting in Federal Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fseveral-were-illegal-aliens-doj-announces-16-culprits-caught-illegally-voting-in-federal-elections%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2665551&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Department of Justice announced charges against 16 individuals, including several illegal aliens, for casting ballots in federal elections and related election crimes. The crackdown aims to deter illegal voting activities, especially from unauthorized residents, ahead of the 2026 midterms. Among those charged are individuals from Mexico, Nigeria, India, the democratic Republic of Congo, Venezuela, and Russia, accused of voting illegally, submitting false citizenship statements, and credential fraud. Notable cases include an illegal alien from Mexico who allegedly voted multiple times in idaho, and others in Georgia, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, and michigan facing similar allegations. The DOJ emphasizes that all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Department of Justice unveiled a number of new charges Friday against 16 individuals, including several illegal aliens, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/25-noncitizens-voted-in-alabama-officials-find\/\" title=\"25 Noncitizens Voted In Alabama, Officials Find\">allegedly cast ballots<\/a> in federal elections.<\/p>\n<p>The enforcement effort comes as the Trump administration seeks to deter illegal voting activity in the 2026 midterm elections, especially from illegal aliens.<\/p>\n<p>Roughly half of the foreigners were residing in Texas and were charged for crimes such as \u201cfalse statement of citizenship in order to register to vote\u201d and \u201cvoting by an alien in a federal election,\u201d per a Department of Justice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/department-justice-charges-16-individuals-illegal-voting-and-related-election-crimes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They included Moises Anwar Arellano\u2011Alba, an illegal alien from Mexico, as well as lawful permanent residents Helen Sayen Adams and Joshua Nmelichukwu Akpom of Nigeria, and Rocio Thrasher, Monica Carzoli, and Carlos Salas Barrios of Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Khalwinder Singh Bhengura of India and Celestin Katubadi of the Democratic Republic of Congo are also facing charges.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">DOJ announced charges for 16 individuals for ILLEGAL VOTING, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/voter-fraud-cases-stemming-from-jailhouse-voter-registration-drive-in-florida\/\" title=\"Voter Fraud Cases Stemming From Jailhouse Voter Registration Drive in Florida\">illegal voter registration<\/a>, and related election-fraud schemes across the country.<\/p>\n<p>If you are not allowed to vote in our elections, you shouldn\u2019t. And if you do, that\u2019s a CRIME. This isn\u2019t a partisan issue!<\/p>\n<p>Read\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/klmlulomps\">pic.twitter.com\/klmlulomps<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 U.S. Department of Justice (@TheJusticeDept) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheJusticeDept\/status\/2101379658272874808?\">September 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In Idaho, Mexican illegal alien Avila Gomez allegedly cast ballots in both the May 2022 and November 2024 elections.<\/p>\n<p>Gomez also allegedly \u201cfraudulently obtained Idaho identification cards while devising a scheme to defraud U.S. departments and agencies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Three individuals in Georgia \u2014 suspected illegal aliens Gabriel Covarrubias of Mexico and Pauline Lewis of Antigua and Barbuda, as well as illegal alien Analiea Milliscent Eccles of Venezuela \u2014 also face numerous charges.<\/p>\n<p>They include \u201cvoting as a non-citizen in a federal election\u201d and \u201cmaking a false statement in a U.S. passport application.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The news release noted that Eccles was a recipient of DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, which protects illegal aliens who arrived in the country as children from deportation.<\/p>\n<p>Gladys Adaeze Okafor, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-investigating-spacexs-hiring-practices-after-non-u-s-citizen-alleges-discrimination\/\" title=\"DOJ Investigating SpaceX\u2019s Hiring Practices After Non-U.S. Citizen Alleges Discrimination\">lawful permanent resident<\/a> from Nigeria, meanwhile faces charges in Massachusetts for \u201cillegally voting in the 2022 elections and allegedly voting in the 2024 general election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Julieta Englestad, a lawful permanent resident from Colombia, allegedly voted in the November 2022 federal election in Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p>Santana Coulibaly, an alien with lawful permanent residence, registered to vote in 2016, then allegedly cast ballots in 2018 and 2020, before submitting a provisional ballot in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>She was arrested in New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p>Victoria Viktorivna Aquilina, a Russian national, was meanwhile charged in Michigan with \u201cillegally voting in the 2024 general election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Justice stressed that \u201call defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; 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