Federal grand jury indicts three noncitizens for California election fraud

A federal grand jury in Southern California indicted three foreign nationals on federal election fraud charges on Wednesday, according to the Department of Justice as reported by the New York Post. The three individuals were identified as Mexican national Sulema De Leon, Cambodian national Butleng Taing, and Canadian national Rouzbeh Seyamaknejad. All three stand accused of illegally registering to vote in the state. [1]

The New York Post reported that these indictments follow recent enforcement operations across California that resulted in the capture of 28 suspects. Authorities described the previous actions as the largest operation against suspected illegal voting in the history of the state. [1]

As FTMQ News reported earlier, federal law enforcement agents previously targeted green card holders in an initiative named Operation Protect the Vote. In total, the Justice Department charged 48 noncitizens across five states with federal election crimes, including 28 individuals in California. [8][9]

The United States government categorizes voter or ballot fraud as one of three primary federal election crimes, along with civil rights violations and campaign finance crimes. Noncitizen voting is classified alongside other illegal activities such as voter impersonation, absentee ballot fraud, and double voting. [6]