Election Fraud Cases

Odalinda Mondragon-Arroyo

Odalinda Mondragon-Arroyo was charged by the federal government with naturalization fraud, making a false statement in an immigration proceeding, misuse of legal documents, and making a false claim of U.S. citizenship to register to vote. Mondragon-Arroyo, a citizen from Mexico and thus ineligible to vote, admitted the conduct and entered into a pretrial diversion program for 12 months. Her charges were dropped upon completion of the program.

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Byron Rene Benavides-Campos

Byron Rene Benavides-Campos was charged by the federal government with naturalization fraud, making a false statement in an immigration proceeding, misuse of legal documents, and making a false claim of U.S. citizenship to register to vote. Byron Rene Benavides-Campos, a citizen from El Salvador and thus ineligible to vote, admitted the conduct and entered into a pretrial diversion program for 12 months. His charges were dropped upon completion of the program.

Source: herit.ag/478ZYeI , herit.ag/3v2JfMM , herit.ag/3tpe2TH

Ikechukwu Agustine Okeke

Ikechukwu Agustine Okeke was charged by the federal government with making a false claim of U.S. Citizenship in order to register to vote. Okeke, a citizen from Nigeria and thus ineligible to vote, admitted the conduct and entered into a pretrial diversion program for 12 months. Her charges were dropped upon completion of the program. 

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Jose Abraham Navarro

Jose Abraham Navarro was charged by the federal government with making a false claim of U.S. citizenship in order to register to vote and voting in the 2016 General Election. Navarro, a citizen from Mexico and thus ineligible to vote, admitted the conduct and entered into a pretrial diversion program for 12 months. His charges were dropped upon completion of the program. 

Source: herit.ag/3RB0Z9E , herit.ag/41BvFMO , herit.ag/41vPchm

Gabriela Guzman-Miguel

Gabriela Guzman-Miguel was charged by the federal government with making a false claim of U.S. citizenship in order to register to vote and voting in the 2016 Primary Election and General Election. Gabriela Guzman-Miguel, a citizen from Mexico and thus ineligible to vote, admitted the conduct and entered into a pretrial diversion program for 12 months. Her charges were dropped upon completion of the program.

Source: herit.ag/3v5UZ0Z , herit.ag/4asGSDh , herit.ag/4atjSnD

Denis Javier Miranda

Denis Javier Miranda was charged by the federal government with making a false claim of U.S. Citizenship in order to register to vote. Miranda, a citizen from Nicaragua and thus ineligible to vote, admitted the conduct and entered into a pretrial diversion program for 12 months. His charges were dropped upon completion of the program.

Source: herit.ag/3ty1R6U , herit.ag/48L6QAr , herit.ag/3Nzff1u

Fathy Ahmed Nasser Almalikie aka Mojahad Mayd

Fathy Ahmed Nasser Almalikie was charged by the federal government with making a false claim of U.S. Citizenship in order to register to vote. Almalikie, a citizen from Yemen and thus ineligible to vote, admitted the conduct and entered into a pretrial diversion program for 12 months. His charges were dropped upon completion of the program. 

Source: herit.ag/48rCS3Z , herit.ag/486PfTv , herit.ag/48u2xsQ

Michael Nana Baako

Michael Nana Baako, of Ghana, a non-citizen and therefore an ineligible voter, voted 10 times in federal elections. Baako was charged with four counts of passport fraud, illegally voting by an alien, falsely claiming U.S. citizenship and federal passport fraud charge. He pleaded guilty to a federal passport fraud charge and was sentenced to 15 months' imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised release.

Source: https://herit.ag/3x5RqTN, Case Number: GC15007564-00

Jose Cruz Solano-Rodriguez

Jose Cruz Solano-Rodriguez, of Mexico, pleaded guilty to one count of voting by an alien. He was one of nineteen non-citizens prosecuted in the Eastern District of North Carolina for illegally voting in the 2016 election. Solano-Rodriguez also faced a second charge that he falsely claimed citizenship in order to register to vote, but that charge was dropped as part of a plea agreement. Solano-Rodriguez was ordered to pay a $100 fine and a $25 special assessment.

Source: Case No. 2:18-cr-00029-BO, https://herit.ag/3zLTNNz, https://herit.ag/2ULKPB9, https://herit.ag/3x7rxTU

Guadalupe Espinosa-Pena

Guadalupe Espinosa-Pena, a lawful permanent resident, was assisted by his girlfriend Denslo Allen Paige, a former poll worker, in making a false claim of citizenship and illegal voting. He was found guilty of one count of illegal voting by an alien and was sentenced to one month in prison and a year of probation.

Source: https://herit.ag/3y86sdj

Maria Rufina Castillo-Boswell

Maria Rufina Castillo-Boswell, of the Philippines, pleaded guilty to one count of voting by an alien. She was one of nineteen non-citizens prosecuted in the Eastern District of North Carolina for illegally voting in the 2016 election. Castillo-Boswell also faced a second charge that she falsely claimed citizenship in order to register to vote, but that charge was dropped as part of a plea agreement. She was sentenced to one year of probation and fined $600. 

Source: Case No. 7:18-cr-00135-D, https://herit.ag/3y85HAJ, https://herit.ag/3zFegn5, herit.ag/44PYKUr

Dora Maybe Damata-Rodriguez

Dora Maybe Damata-Rodriguez, of Panama, pleaded guilty to one count of voting by an alien. She was one of nineteen non-citizens prosecuted in the Eastern District of North Carolina for illegally voting in the 2016 election. Damata-Rodriguez also faced a second charge that she falsely claimed citizenship in order to register to vote, but that charge was dropped as part of a plea agreement. She is awaiting sentencing.

Source: Case No. 7:18-cr-00133-FL, https://herit.ag/3x2G7fn, https://herit.ag/3lg7cJR

Miguel Valencia-Sandoval

Miguel Valencia-Sandoval, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, admitted that he paid $50,000 in March 2005 for the birth certificate of a Texas man, Ramiro Guerrero-Vasquez. Using that stolen identity, he resided in Champaign County, IL for the past eleven years. His false identity was discovered when he applied for a U.S. passport in 2012 and made a false statement of U.S. citizenship on the application. Further investigation revealed he similarly made a false claim of citizenship on a voter registration application and voted in elections in 2012, 2014, and 2016. Valencia-Sandoval pleaded guilty to five counts, four of which relate to voting while not a citizen. After spending a year in jail following his apprehension for trying to illegally re-enter the United States, he was sentenced to time served in January 2018. He will be deported back to Mexico.

Source: https://herit.ag/373gEI3, https://herit.ag/3zIkrGU, https://herit.ag/3y9ytBa, https://herit.ag/3rAHy3o

Diana Patricia Franco-Rodriguez

Diana Patricia Franco-Rodriguez was charged by the federal government with one count of voting by an alien and one count of false claim of U.S. Citizenship. Harris voted in the 2016 election despite not being eligible to vote as a permanent resident and a citizen of Mexico. She pleaded guilty one count of voting by an alien and was assessed fines and fees of $1,000.

Source: https://herit.ag/46vngLw , https://herit.ag/47fMMpj

Ruth Elizabeth Bran

Ruth Elizabeth Bran was charged by the federal government with eight felony counts including false claim of U.S. Citizenship, procurement of citizenship or naturalization unlawfully, false statements, and voting by an alien. Bran voted in the 2016 presidential election despite being ineligible. She pleaded guilty to felony charges of false claim of U.S. citizenship in order to register to vote, naturalization fraud, fraud and misuse of visas, permits, and other documents, and false statement in an immigration proceeding and entered into a pretrial diversion program for 12 months, and the charges were dropped after completion of the program.

Source: https://herit.ag/3QOguuG , https://herit.ag/3QNtj8A , https://herit.ag/3G8Z9rp