Election Fraud Cases

Sam Wells

Sam Wells was charged by the state with one felony count of election fraud registration after registering a P.O. Box in Fond du Lac County as his residential address, despite not living in that county during the 2020 General Election. He pleaded no contest to one misdemeanor count of falsifying voter registration after the district attorney reduced the charge. Wells was assessed fines and court costs of $831.

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Linda Marie Stately

Linda Maria Stately, of Little Falls, was charged by the state with ineligible voting, a felony, after registering on Election Day and voting in the 2020 general election despite being a convicted felon on probation. Stately pleaded guilty to the charge of ineligible voting and was sentenced to five years of probation and assessed $135 in fines and fees. If she successfully completes the terms of her probation, the charge will be reduced to a misdemeanor.

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Miguel Angel Dominguez-Martinez

Miguel Angel Dominguez-Martinez was charged by the federal government with attempted naturalization fraud; visa fraud; and making a false statement in an immigration proceeding, all in connection with submitting a false voter registration application in which he claimed to be a US citizen. Dominguez-Martinez, an alien from Guatemala, admitted the conduct and entered a pretrial diversion program for 12 months. The charges were dropped upon completion of the program.

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Jose Abraham Navarro

Jose Abraham Navarro was charged by the federal government with making a false claim of U.S. citizenship in order to register to vote and voting in the 2016 General Election. Navarro, a citizen from Mexico and thus ineligible to vote, admitted the conduct and entered into a pretrial diversion program for 12 months. His charges were dropped upon completion of the program. 

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Gabriela Guzman-Miguel

Gabriela Guzman-Miguel was charged by the federal government with making a false claim of U.S. citizenship in order to register to vote and voting in the 2016 Primary Election and General Election. Gabriela Guzman-Miguel, a citizen from Mexico and thus ineligible to vote, admitted the conduct and entered into a pretrial diversion program for 12 months. Her charges were dropped upon completion of the program.

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George Ian Richardson

George Ian Richardson was charged by the federal government with one count of falsely claiming to be a US citizen in order to register to vote. Richardson, an alien from Bermuda, admitted the conduct and entered a pretrial diversion program for 12 months. The charges were dropped upon completion of the program.

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Soraya Paktiawal

Soraya Paktiawal was charged by the federal government with one count of falsely claiming to be a US citizen in order to register to vote. Paktiawal, an alien from Afghanistan, admitted the conduct and entered a pretrial diversion program for 12 months. The charges were dropped upon completion of the program.

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Lurbyn Soraya Chirinos-Castro

Lurbyn Chirinos-Castro was charged by the federal government with one count of falsely claiming to be a US citizen in order to register to vote. Chirinos-Castro, an alien from Honduras, admitted the conduct and entered a pretrial diversion program for 12 months. The charges were dropped upon completion of the program.

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Miriam Perez-Robledo

Miriam Perez-Robledo was charged by the federal government with one count of falsely claiming to be a US citizen in order to register to vote. Perez-Robledo, an alien from Mexico, admitted the conduct and entered a pretrial diversion program for 12 months. The charges were dropped upon completion of the program.

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Faustin Ngaruyinka

Faustin Ngaruyinka was charged by the federal government with falsely claiming to be a US citizen in order to register to vote; fraud and misuse of visas, permits, and other documents; and making a false statement in an immigration proceeding. Ngaruyinka, an alien from the Congo, admitted the conduct and entered a pretrial diversion program for 12 months. The charges were dropped upon completion of the program.

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Jeffrey Kenneth Hamilton

Jeffrey Hamilton was charged by the federal government with naturalization fraud; fraud and misuse of visas, permits, and other documents; and making a false statement in an immigration proceeding, all in connection with submitting a false voter registration application in which he claimed to be a US citizen. Hamilton, an alien from Canada, admitted the conduct and entered a pretrial diversion program for 12 months. The charges were dropped upon completion of the program.

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Ikechukwu Agustine Okeke

Ikechukwu Agustine Okeke was charged by the federal government with making a false claim of U.S. Citizenship in order to register to vote. Okeke, a citizen from Nigeria and thus ineligible to vote, admitted the conduct and entered into a pretrial diversion program for 12 months. Her charges were dropped upon completion of the program. 

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Chad Armstrong

Chad Armstrong, a convicted felon on probation, voted in the 2018 election despite being ineligible. He was charged with felony election fraud but pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor. He was sentenced to five days in jail.

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Tess Alayna Bishop

Tess Bishop, of Salt Lake City, UT,voted "unlawfully and knowingly" in a Harper's Ferry municipal election where her father, Wayne Bishop, was elected mayor by a margin of 14 votes. Bishop was charged with one count of illegal voting, and pled guilty to the charge. She was sentenced to 3 days of incarceration, that could be served by completing 24 hours of community service, and ordered to pay all court fees.

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Gustavo Araujo Lerma

Gustavo Araujo Lerma, a Mexican citizen who resides in Sacramento County, illegally assumed the identity of American citizen Hiram Enrique Velez, and illegally voted repeatedly over two decades. Lerma was convicted in federal court of one count of aggravated identity theft, one count of making a false statement on a passport application, and five counts of voting by an alien in a federal election. Lerma, a self-described Republican donor and ardent Trump supporter was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison. 

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