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  • Illegal Voting Case Raises Questions About Election-System Certifications

    Illegal Voting Case Raises Questions About Election-System Certifications

    The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday that ICE Homeland Security Investigations arrested Denise Nataly Migliore, a lawful permanent resident from Australia.

    Federal prosecutors allege Migliore falsely claimed U.S. citizenship to register to vote in 2022 and 2024, then cast ballots in both federal election cycles.

    That raises a second question for Find Corporate Waste: what systems processed those registrations, and what were taxpayers told those systems could do?

    Under the Help America Vote Act, states must maintain centralized statewide voter-registration databases. The U.S. Election Assistance Commission recognizes those systems as combinations of software, hardware and related technology used to manage voter records.

    FCW is examining whether private contractors were paid to provide identity matching, data integration, eligibility controls or exception reporting, and whether those capabilities were accurately represented to government customers.

    The Justice Department’s NVRA guidance stresses accurate voter rolls while protecting eligible citizens from improper removal.

    If a taxpayer-funded vendor knowingly overstated system capabilities or falsely certified required controls, the issue could extend into procurement fraud and potentially False Claims Act exposure.

    Examine. Expose. Recover.

  • Colombian Woman Sentenced After Stolen Identity Scheme Tied to Voter Fraud and $404K in Benefits

    Colombian Woman Sentenced After Stolen Identity Scheme Tied to Voter Fraud and $404K in Benefits

    A Colombian woman who lived in Boston under a stolen identity for more than two decades was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison, according to the DOJ.

    Prosecutors said Lina Maria Orovio-Hernandez, 60, used the name, date of birth, and Social Security number of a U.S. citizen born in Puerto Rico to obtain Massachusetts IDs, a REAL ID, federal benefits, and to vote in the 2024 presidential election.

    The DOJ said the scheme included approximately $43,348 in SNAP benefits, $101,257 in SSI disability benefits, and $259,589 in Section 8 rental assistance. She was ordered to pay $404,194 in restitution and is subject to deportation after her sentence.

    This is not just a voter-fraud case. It is a cross-system identity-fraud case involving public benefits, housing assistance, state identification, passport screening, and election records.

    For Find Corporate Waste, the key oversight question is simple: how did one stolen identity survive repeated checks across taxpayer-funded systems for more than 20 years?

    Anyone with inside knowledge of identity-verification failures, benefit-screening gaps, or recurring document-fraud patterns in federally funded programs may hold information relevant to public-fraud enforcement.

    If you know how a similar scheme was missed, approved, repeated, or concealed, contact Find Corporate Waste. We protect confidential sources while preserving the right of eligible whistleblowers to seek compensation for reporting fraud against taxpayer-funded programs.