{
  "id": 17878996,
  "title": "Second Israeli national arrested in US federal voter fraud sweep",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/second-israeli-national-arrested-in-us-federal-voter-fraud-sweep",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T00:28:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-913633"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Moriah Dahan, a 35-year-old Israeli national living in Los Angeles, was arrested on Monday for allegedly voting illegally in the 2024 United States presidential election. She is one of six foreign nationals facing federal criminal charges as part of an enforcement operation against illegal voting. Dahan is charged with a maximum penalty of five years in prison for falsely declaring she was a US citizen before and after registering to vote on the day of the election. She holds a green card, granting lawful permanent resident status but not the right to vote. This is the second Israeli charged with this crime; another Israeli, Yehuda Peer, was indicted for similar offenses last week. The arrests are part of a federal operation called \"Operation Protect the Vote,\" initiated by the Trump administration and coordinated with four California federal prosecutor offices and Homeland Security Investigations. So far, 34 individuals have been charged, including Dahan, residents of the Los Angeles area.",
  "summary": "The Israeli is one of six other foreign nationals whom US authorities are charging with illegal voting in a wide-ranging enforcement operation.",
  "key_points": [
    "Moriah Dahan, 35, Israeli national arrested in US voter fraud case",
    "Charged with illegally voting in 2024 US presidential election",
    "Part of Operation Protect the Vote targeting illegal voting"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The series of arrests under Operation Protect the Vote signals an intensified federal crackdown on non-citizen participation in the electoral process through coordinated enforcement across California.",
  "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."
}