Federal prosecutors have charged 18 additional people in North Carolina with voting while they were not U.S. citizens, expanding a series of election cases across all three federal districts in the state.
Nine defendants were indicted in the Eastern District, five were charged in the Middle District and four were indicted or charged by information in the Western District. The allegations include voting by an alien and, in several cases, falsely claiming U.S. citizenship to register or cast a ballot in the 2024 federal election. Prosecutors said the new cases bring this year’s North Carolina total to 30.
The charging documents contain accusations, not findings. Each defendant remains presumed innocent unless guilt is established beyond a reasonable doubt. A false citizenship claim to vote can carry up to five years in prison; voting by an alien can carry up to one year. The Justice Department release identifies the districts, defendants and charges.
