NEW: FBI Arrests Several Non-Citizens For Voting In Swing State Elections

U.S. Attorney Ellis Boyle of the Eastern District of North Carolina announced Thursday that a federal grand jury had returned indictments against 10 noncitizens for illegally voting in the 2024 elections.

The indictments allege that all 10 individuals falsely claimed to be United States citizens in order to register and vote in the 2024 General Election. The felony offense of falsely claiming citizenship to vote carries a possible sentence of up to five years in prison.

One of the defendants is an illegal alien, while the remaining nine are lawful permanent residents.

Eduardd Omar Majano Sosa, 22, a native of El Salvador and an illegal alien residing in Cumberland County, is charged with one count of falsely claiming citizenship to vote and one count of voting by an alien. He registered to vote in 2024 and cast a ballot in the 2024 general election, prosecutors allege.

🚨 The @FBI, @HSI, and our @TheJusticeDept partners are announcing arrests and indictments of 10 individuals — including one illegal alien and nine other non-citizens — accused of illegally voting in the 2024 election in North Carolina.

American elections are for American… pic.twitter.com/PvsRRteSD6

— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) October 15, 2026

The other nine defendants, all lawful permanent residents, face a range of charges for voting in at least one, and in some cases multiple, elections. This includes two German nationals residing in Cumberland County, each of whom are facing one count each of falsely claiming citizenship to vote and voting by an alien. One registered in 2018 and voted in the 2024 and 2020 General Elections, while the other registered in 2008 and voted in multiple general elections from 2008 through 2024.

A third native of Germany, aged 71 and also residing in Cumberland County, faces the same two counts. She registered in 2004 and voted in multiple general elections from 2004 through 2024, as well as a 2008 primary.

A native of the former Yugoslavia who currently resides in Robeson County, faces both counts. She registered in 2008 and voted in general elections in 2008, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2022, and 2024, plus a 2012 primary and a 2019 special election.

Two Jamaican nationals were also among those charged. One of the individuals, who resides in Wayne County, faces both counts. He registered in 2007 and 2012 and voted in the 2012, 2020, and 2024 general elections. The other, a Harnett County resident, faces one count of falsely claiming citizenship to vote. He registered and ultimately cast a ballot in the 2024 genera; election.

The additional three defendants, who are from Haiti, Canada and Panama respectively, each face both counts. The Canadian national registered in 1998 and voted in multiple general elections between then and 2024.

“Protecting American elections from criminal interference continues to be one of the top priorities of this FBI,” said FBI Director Kash Patel. “Today with our Justice Department partners we are announcing arrests and indictments of ten individuals – including one illegal alien and nine non-citizens – who illegally voted in the 2024 election in North Carolina, as alleged. American elections are for American citizens.”

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