The Justice Department charged 63 people on Nov. 2 with illegal voting, false citizenship claims and fraudulent voter registration in 20 federal districts, the department said in announcing the DOJ voter fraud charges. The department’s running total counts “aliens.” Four of the 63 defendants in this batch are described as illegal aliens, and most of the others as lawful permanent residents.
What the Department Charged
One defendant, Robert Glenn Johnson of Annapolis, Maryland, is charged in New Mexico with fraudulently submitting a voter registration application. Most of the remaining cases accuse defendants of voting as noncitizens or of falsely claiming citizenship to register or vote.
The release describes several cases. In the Eastern District of North Carolina, Elizabeth Margaret Crudup, 52, a Kenyan national and lawful permanent resident, is accused of voting in nine general elections and nine primaries between 2008 and 2026. In New Jersey, Antonio Mitchell is charged with voting as an alien and attempting to procure citizenship, plus false statements on his naturalization application. In the Central District of California, several defendants are charged with lying on naturalization paperwork after allegedly registering and voting.
Where the Election Cases were Filed
North Carolina’s three federal districts account for 18 of the 63 defendants: nine in the Eastern District, five in the Middle District and four in the Western District. That is 29% of the batch, a calculation from the department’s district counts. California’s Central and Eastern districts have six each, for 12. The Southern District of Texas and the Eastern District of Pennsylvania have five each, and Nevada has four. The other districts have between one and three defendants.
The release names the countries of origin in several cases. A Mexican national in the Northern District of Georgia is charged with falsely claiming citizenship to vote. A Bangladeshi national in Maryland is charged with unlawful voting in the November 2024 election. A national of Trinidad and Tobago in the Southern District of Texas is charged with voting as an alien. Two Canadian nationals in the Western District of Wisconsin are charged with voting in the 2022 and 2024 elections, and a defendant in the Eastern District of Arkansas is charged with voting as an alien in the 2022 general election. Many of the remaining counts cite the Nov. 5, 2024, presidential election.
The Department’s Running Totals
The department said it has charged 195 aliens in 25 states over the last nine weeks, about 22 a week, a calculation from the two figures. It put the total charged with voting-fraud offenses since the administration began at 239. The 195 is 82% of the 239, a calculation from the department’s two numbers.
Blanche said the department will keep investigating and prosecuting voter fraud to restore confidence in the electoral system. He described the batch as the “largest surge of voter-fraud arrests” since the president returned to office. Charging documents contain only accusations, and the department said every defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in court.
