DOJ Announces Charges Involving 16 Aliens for Illegal Voting in North Carolina, New York and Idaho

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On Friday, Oct. 16, 2026 (release date), the Justice Department’s Office of Public Affairs announced charges involving 16 aliens in North Carolina, New York, and Idaho, including an illegal alien, in connection with illegal voting, false claims of U.S. citizenship, and related election crimes. The release says 10 aliens have been charged in the Eastern District of North Carolina for illegally voting in the 2024 elections and that five aliens have been arrested for voter fraud in the Northern District of New York; the sixteenth defendant is in Idaho. The release says a complaint, indictment and information merely contain accusations. This entry does not name the defendants. District counts and defendant classes are in the gate note. Series: 2026-10-12–doj-announces-charges-16-individuals-election-crimes-13-alleged-aliens-11-districts-pr-26-1167.

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[1] Justice Department Announces Charges Involving 16 Aliens for Illegal Voting (PR 26-1214) — U.S. Department of Justice (Office of Public Affairs) · Oct 16, 2026 Tier 1

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The Cascade Ledger. “DOJ Announces Charges Involving 16 Aliens for Illegal Voting in North Carolina, New York and Idaho.” The Capture Cascade Timeline, October 16, 2026. https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-16--doj-announces-charges-16-aliens-illegal-voting-nc-ny-idaho-pr-26-1214/