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The federal government just told noncitizens who cast ballots in American elections that prosecutors are coming for them.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday it had charged 16 people in seven states with illegally voting, registering to vote through false citizenship claims, and related fraud, according to a press release from the department’s Office of Public Affairs. Many of the accused are noncitizens alleged to have voted in federal contests.

The department paired the filings with a blunt message on social media. “Let this be a warning to ANYONE trying to cheat and undermine our elections,” the DOJ wrote. “Spread the word!”

Prosecutors brought cases in Texas, Idaho, Georgia, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, New Jersey and Michigan, the DOJ said. Investigators working the files also turned up alleged wire fraud, passport and identification fraud, and unlawful firearm purchases.

These criminals allegedly voted in 2022 AND 2024 elections. Let this be a warning to ANYONE trying to cheat and undermine our elections. Spread the word! https://t.co/fkGs8eKitz

— DOJ Rapid Response (@DOJRR47) September 19, 2026

In Georgia, DOJ said Analiea Milliscent Eccles, a 44-year-old Venezuelan national and DACA recipient, voted nine times between 2008 and 2024 and now faces counts of voting as a noncitizen and falsely claiming citizenship. A federal grand jury in Boise indicted Idaho’s Avila Gomez, a Mexican national, on a stack of charges that includes wire fraud, passport fraud and firearm offenses after he allegedly voted in 2022 and 2024.

New Jersey’s Santana Coulibaly, a lawful permanent resident, registered in 2016, voted in 2018 and 2020, and submitted a provisional ballot last year, according to the department. Eight of the defendants live in Texas.

Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald of the Fraud Division told Fox News the administration has now charged 50 noncitizens with illegal voting. “America’s elections are for Americans,” McDonald said.

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told Fox News investigators have topped 1,620 open cases, made 151 arrests, and are reviewing more than 300,000 suspected cases. “One is too many, but the fact that we have 300,000 cases we’re looking into right now and 1,620 cases that are under investigation, and 151 arrests is unacceptable,” Mullin said.

The department stressed the charges are accusations and every defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

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House Republicans have launched a formal investigation into California’s prisoner-issued digital tablet program, requesting extensive records from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) administration over concerns tied to federal grant funding and alleged misuse of devices inside state correctional facilities.

The inquiry is focused on whether taxpayer-backed funds connected to rehabilitation efforts were used to support a program now facing serious allegations involving inmate activity behind bars.

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY), along with Task Force Chairman Brandon Gill (R-TX) and Subcommittee Chairman Tim Burchett (R-TN), sent a letter Tuesday seeking documents, internal communications, and funding records tied to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) tablet initiative and the California Board of State and Community Corrections’ handling of federal grants.

Lawmakers are specifically examining whether U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) grant programs helped finance or expand the system.

“The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is conducting oversight of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s (CDCR) prisoner digital tablet program and the administration of federal grant funds by the California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC),” the lawmakers wrote.
Lawmakers are specifically examining whether U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) grant programs helped finance or expand the system.

“The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is conducting oversight of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s (CDCR) prisoner digital tablet program and the administration of federal grant funds by the California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC),” the lawmakers wrote.
The committee’s letter points to recent reporting alleging that inmates have used state-issued tablets to access, distribute, and in some cases produce pornographic material, with additional claims that some activity has involved attempts to target women and minors.

Lawmakers argue those allegations raise concerns about whether federal dollars intended for rehabilitation and crime reduction are being adequately safeguarded.

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