Nigerian woman arrested in US over illegal voting
A 56-year-old Nigerian woman residing in Lynn, Massachusetts, United States, Gladys Adaeze Okafor, has been arrested and charged with allegedly voting illegally in the 2022 midterm elections. The woman was also accused of voting in the 2024 presidential primary election despite not being a United States citizen. The United States Attorney’s Office for the District Read More:…
A Nigerian woman, Gladys Adaeze Okafor, aged 56, from Lynn, Massachusetts, was arrested and charged with allegedly casting illegal votes during the 2022 midterm elections and the 2024 presidential primary election. The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts revealed this on Wednesday. Okafor, a resident of Lynn, is accused of voting as an alien, a charge that could result in up to one year of imprisonment, one year of supervised release, and a fine of up to $100,000.
She was arrested on Wednesday morning and expected to appear in a federal court in Boston later that day. The alleged offenses reportedly began before Okafor obtained her lawful permanent resident status in December 2022. She is a Nigerian citizen born in Aba, Nigeria, and was granted permanent residency in December 2022 but remains a non-citizen.
The charges stem from her involvement in the voter registration process, where she allegedly submitted voter registration cards claiming to be a U.S. citizen in both 2022 and 2023. This led to her registration and alleged voting in the 2022 midterm elections and the 2024 presidential primary election.
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