{
  "id": 16936810,
  "title": "Conservative influencers charged with unlawful voting, disguising themselves in ‘Muslim garb’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/conservative-influencers-charged-with-unlawful-voting-disguising",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T18:07:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/28/voting-felony-disguise-minneapolis"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Two conservative influencers, James O’Keefe and Cam Higby, have been charged with felonies in Minneapolis for attempting to disguise themselves as voters and misuse the state's \"vouching\" process during the August primary. According to Hennepin county attorney Mary Moriarty, the two men went to polling places, claiming to be local voters using the names of registered Minnesota voters, and failed to sign the necessary affidavits, which would have been perjury if completed. The two were charged with unlawful voting and identity theft, despite not carrying out the fraudulent voting themselves. O’Keefe, the founder of Project Veritas, and Higby released videos showing their undercover tactics, but Moriarty stated that even without these videos, the charges could have been pursued due to election officials' observations of their \"strange behavior\". The charges are not based on the men's political views but rather their attempt to disrupt the voting process.",
  "summary": "James O’Keefe and Cam Higby were trying to show vulnerabilities in allowing a voter to vouch for another Two rightwing influencers have been charged with felonies in Minneapolis over attempts in the state’s election primary to disguise themselves in what they called “Muslim garb” and claim they were local voters. James O’Keefe and Cam Higby went to polling places in Minnesota during the state’s…",
  "key_points": [
    "Conservative influencers James O’Keefe and Cam Higby charged with felonies.",
    "Attempted to disguise as voters, misuse Minnesota’s vouching process.",
    "Charged with unlawful voting, identity theft despite no fraudulent voting."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}