Monday, September 21, 2026 -The United State Department of Justice has announced charges against 16 individuals, including three Nigerians, in connection with illegal voting, illegal voter registration, and related election-fraud schemes across the country.
This was announced in a press release issued on Friday,
September 18, 2026.
The charges include unlawful voting by non-citizens in
federal elections, false claims of citizenship to register or vote, and related
offenses including wire fraud, naturalization fraud, passport fraud, and
unlawful firearm purchases uncovered during the course of these investigations.
A Nigerian national, Helen Sayen Adams, 67, a lawful permanent resident since May
2024, was charged with Voting by an Alien in a Federal Election and False
Statement of Citizenship in Order to Register to Vote
Another Nigerian national, Joshua Nmelichukwu Akpom, 27, a
lawful permanent resident since 2016, has been charged with false statements in
relation to naturalization.
Earlier, a Nigerian national, Gladys Adaeze Okafor,
56, a lawful permanent resident, was arrested
and charged with illegally voting in the 2022 elections and allegedly voting in
the 2024 general election.
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