LOS ANGELES–The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday announced a spate of new arrests as part of its ongoing, multi-pronged investigation into alleged voter fraud in California, the latest escalation in a tense standoff over access to the state’s voter rolls as November elections near.
US. attorneys announced they had charged 28 legal immigrants with election-related crimes, including registration fraud and illegal voting, with 11 arrested so far.
“This Department of Justice will not look the other way while noncitizens vote in federal elections. Unfortunately, the same can’t be said for California and L.A. County,” acting Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter said at a press conference Monday….