Four noncitizen residents of New Jersey have been charged in separate criminal complaints for allegedly voting in federal elections, which is illegal, and then lying about it when applying for U.S. citizenship.
The individuals were “non-citizens when they registered to vote in New Jersey,” the Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a May 1 statement.
“On their respective voter registration forms, however, they falsely certified and attested that they were United States citizens,” the DOJ said. “In order to register, and to vote, in federal elections, a person must be a United States citizen.”
Idan Choresh, 43, allegedly cast votes in the 2022 general election, which included electing members of the House of Representatives. Jacenth Beadle Exum, 70; and Abhinandan Vig, 33, allegedly voted in the 2020 general election, while the fourth, David Neewilly, 73, allegedly voted in both the 2020 and 2024 general elections, each of which included the presidential elections….