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Updated · Fox News · Oct 11
DOJ Charges 64 Foreign Nationals in 17 States for Illegal Voting as Midterms Near
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Oct 11

DOJ Charges 64 Foreign Nationals in 17 States for Illegal Voting as Midterms Near

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 11

Summary

  • 64 foreign nationals have been charged across 17 states in roughly the past five weeks with illegal voting, fraudulent registration and related election offenses, according to the Justice Department.
  • 11 defendants were in Minnesota, 10 in Pennsylvania and nine in Texas, as federal prosecutors stepped up voter-integrity enforcement ahead of November's midterm elections.
  • Recent cases include Minnesota green-card holder Joshua Kofi Edzie, accused of voting in the August 2026 primary, and Pennsylvania resident Evelyn Miller, who pleaded guilty to illegally voting in the 2024 presidential election.
  • DOJ said it has charged 104 people with voting-fraud-related offenses since Trump returned to office in 2025, but authorities have not shown that the latest cases changed any election outcome.

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