The Department of Government Efficiency announced that it has referred 57 noncitizen voter fraud cases to the Department of Justice. This announcement was made in a report.
According to Democracy Docket, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has intensified its efforts to identify and refer cases of noncitizen voter fraud. DOGE collaborates with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to investigate instances where noncitizens may have registered to vote or cast ballots. The agency’s approach involves sampling DHS data and cross-referencing it with voter rolls to detect potential fraud.
In a notable case, Sanjar Jamilov, a citizen of Uzbekistan residing in Florida, pleaded guilty to conspiring to submit over 100 fraudulent voter registration applications. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida reported that Jamilov was hired by Russian national Dmitry Shushlebin to carry out the scheme in Pinellas County during February and March 2023. Jamilov faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison.
Another case involves Angelica Maria Francisco, a Guatemalan national who assumed a false identity to obtain a U.S. passport and vote in multiple elections. The Department of Justice said that Francisco registered to vote in Alabama in 2016 and participated in the 2016 and 2020 elections. She was sentenced to 60 months in prison for charges including false claims of citizenship and aggravated identity theft.
DOGE is a federal agency tasked with identifying inefficiencies and potential fraud within government operations. As reported by Democracy Docket, DOGE collaborates with agencies like the DOJ and DHS to investigate and refer cases of noncitizen voter fraud. Their work includes analyzing data to detect irregularities in voter registrations and ensuring the integrity of federal elections.