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  • Indian National Charged with Falsely Claiming U.S. Citizenship to Vote in 2024 Election

    Indian National Charged with Falsely Claiming U.S. Citizenship to Vote in 2024 Election

    A federal grand jury has indicted an Indian national for allegedly falsely claiming to be a United States citizen to cast a ballot in the 2024 general election.

    According to the Justice Department⁠, Mukeshkumar Somabhai Chaudhari signed a voter certificate required under Minnesota law on November 5, 2024. By signing the certificate, Chaudhari allegedly swore or affirmed that he was a U.S. citizen.

    Federal prosecutors allege that Chaudhari was not a citizen and knowingly made the false statement to vote in the election.

    Two Federal Charges

    A federal grand jury in the District of Minnesota returned a two-count indictment charging Chaudhari with:

    Section 1015(f) makes it a federal crime to knowingly make a false statement or claim of U.S. citizenship to register to vote or cast a ballot in a federal, state, or local election.

    If convicted, Chaudhari faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison on each count. Any sentence would be determined by a federal judge after consideration of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

    Election-Integrity Investigation

    Homeland Security Investigations conducted the investigation with assistance from the Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office. Trial Attorneys Flavio Abreu and William Rubens of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division are prosecuting the case.

    The indictment shows how a false statement on an election document can trigger criminal liability under more than one federal provision. Although state and local officials principally administer elections, federal law separately prohibits knowingly misrepresenting U.S. citizenship to register or vote.

    Find Corporate Waste tracks federal prosecutions involving false statements, public-integrity safeguards, and the misuse of government systems.

  • 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.