Grand juries in Ohio have indicted six people for allegedly lodging illegal votes as noncitizens in past elections.
Ahmed Aden, 35, a Columbus resident, and five others are accused of illegally voting in multiple elections despite lacking U.S. citizenship at the time, according to indictments made public on Oct. 22.
Aden allegedly cast ballots in 2008 and 2020, according to an indictment.
Nicholas Fontaine, 32, of Kent; Van Thuy Cooper, 53, of Hilliard; Maria Dearaujo, 62, of Columbus; Ramesh Patel, 68, of North Royalton; and Lorinda Miller, 78, of Hudson, have also been indicted for allegedly voting in various elections between 2014 and 2020 despite not having citizenship.
The defendants could not be reached for comment….