In yet more jaw-dropping news out of New Jersey, four different non-citizens have been caught illegally voting in American national elections and lying on their citizenship applications, and all have been charged by the US Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey. Such was announced on Friday, May 1.
In the announcement, the office of US Attorney Robert Frazer revealed, “Four resident aliens in New Jersey were charged in separate criminal complaints in connection with illegally voting in federal elections and making false statements while applying for United States citizenship, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer announced today.”
Continuing, the statement provided that all four registered to vote in New Jersey elections despite being non-citizens, saying, “According to the separate criminal complaints filed against them, David Neewilly, 73, of Atlantic County; Jacenth Beadle Exum, 70, of Bergen County; Idan Choresh, 43, of Monmouth County; and Abhinandan Vig, 33, of Monmouth County, were non-citizens when they registered to vote in New Jersey.”
Explaining the lie they told and the law they broke in so doing, the office then explained, “On their respective voter registration forms, however, they falsely certified and attested that they were United States citizens. In order to register, and to vote, in federal elections, a person must be a United States citizen.”
Adding to that later on with somewhat more details, the statement noted, “According to the criminal complaints, each of the defendants, still without United States citizenship, cast ballots in at least one federal election. Neewilly voted in the 2020 and 2024 general elections, Beadle Exum and Vig voted in the 2020 general election, and Choresh voted in the 2022 general election. The 2020 and 2024 general elections each included the election for the office of President and Vice President of the United States, and the 2022 general election included the election for Members of the House of Representatives.”
Then, describing how that meant they had also lied on their citizenship application forms, it noted, “The criminal complaints also allege that after illegally voting in federal elections, the defendants each applied to become United States citizens by submitting applications for naturalization (an “N-400”). An N-400 requires the applicant to swear under penalty of perjury that the information provided in the application is complete, true, and correct. Each of the defendants falsely claimed in their respective N-400 to have never registered, or voted, in any federal elections.”
Commenting personally on the case and what was going on here, US Attorney Frazer explained, “As alleged, the defendants broke federal law by voting in elections they were not eligible to participate in, and then made false statements under oath to conceal that conduct. Today’s charges reflect this Office’s commitment to protecting the integrity of our election system, and ensuring that those who attempt to circumvent both our voting laws and our naturalization process are held accountable.”
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Also chiming in on the matter was Acting AG Todd Blanche. He said, “This administration will not tolerate aliens who attempt to vote in our elections when they know they are not eligible. As alleged, these green card holders lied in order to register to vote and then lied again to immigration authorities by falsely claiming never to have voted in a federal election. This Justice Department will use every authority to protect the integrity of U.S. elections, including by prosecuting any noncitizens who lie about their legal status in an attempt to vote.”
FBI Director Kash Patel, for his part, said, “Securing our elections from criminal actors here at home and around the world is one of the top priorities for this FBI. Noncitizens voting is a federal crime – period – and while other administrations may have looked the other way in the past, those days are over. We continue to work around the clock with our interagency partners to ensure those who engage in such conduct will not get away with it.”