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Four New Jersey Noncitizens Charged With Illegal Voting and Lying on Citizenship Forms

The filings highlight a task force crackdown on isolated cases of noncitizen voting.

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FBI Director Kash Patel speaks as Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche listens at a press conference on April 28, 2026 at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC. Charges were brought against former FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday in an investigation over a photo of seashells arranged on a beach posted to social media, that officials said constituted a threat against President Donald Trump. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Overview

  • Federal prosecutors in New Jersey said Friday that four noncitizen residents were charged with casting illegal ballots and lying on citizenship applications.
  • Prosecutors named David Neewilly, Jacenth Beadle Exum, Idan Choresh, and Abhinandan Vig, alleging Neewilly voted in 2020 and 2024, Beadle Exum and Vig in 2020, and Choresh in 2022.
  • The complaints cite federal laws on voting by a noncitizen (18 U.S.C. §611) and on false statements and unlawful procurement of citizenship (18 U.S.C. §§1015, 1425), which carry possible prison terms if convicted.
  • The U.S. Attorney’s Election Integrity Task Force led the cases with FBI Newark, Homeland Security Investigations, and USCIS, and initial court appearances occurred on April 22 for Neewilly and May 1 for the others.
  • Officials said the move protects elections, and independent reporting notes that voter fraud is rare as social media mocked the small number of cases; all four defendants are presumed innocent.