Three Nigerians among 16 charged in US over alleged election-related offences
The United States Department of Justice has filed charges against three Nigerian nationals and 13 other foreign nationals in separate cases involving alleged violations of federal election and citizenship laws. The 16 cases, announced by the DOJ on Friday, involve allegations ranging from voting by ineligible individuals and falsely claiming US citizenship for electoral purposes […] The post…
Three Nigerian nationals, Gladys Adaeze Okafor, Helen Sayen Adams, and Joshua Nmelichukwu Akpom, are among 16 individuals charged in US federal courts over alleged election-related offences. According to the US Department of Justice, Okafor, a lawful permanent resident, allegedly registered and voted in the 2022 midterm election and the 2024 presidential primary despite not being a US citizen.
Adams, also a lawful permanent resident, is accused of falsely claiming US citizenship to register to vote in Texas in June 2024 and voting in the November 2024 general election. Akpom, a lawful permanent resident since 2016, faces charges related to false statements on his naturalisation application, denying past claims of US citizenship, registration, or election voting.
The other 13 accused include nationals from various countries, including Mexico, India, and Russia. The charges are related to offences such as voting while ineligible, falsely claiming US citizenship, wire fraud, naturalisation fraud, and passport fraud. The Justice Department emphasized that these are allegations and the defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
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