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Clara Espinoza

DOJ Charges 16 in Election Fraud Sweep as Total Reaches 104 Ahead of Midterms

Voters fill out their ballots at a polling place in St. Paul, Minnesota, during the state's August 2026 primary election. (Credit: Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

The Briefing:

  • 16 defendants charged across 11 federal districts in New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Alabama, Missouri, Idaho, New Jersey, Ohio, Hawaii, and Kentucky
  • Crimes range from casting a dead spouse's absentee ballot to voting as a noncitizen across multiple election cycles while falsely claiming U.S. citizenship on federal forms
  • A Cuban national in Missouri allegedly voted in at least 15 elections over two decades — 13 of them federal races — without ever holding U.S. citizenship
  • According to figures provided to Fox News Digital by the Justice Department, the Trump administration has charged 104 people with voter fraud-related offenses since January 2025, with 64 of those cases coming in roughly the last five weeks
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