(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) A federal grand jury in Minnesota returned indictments against 10 individuals described by the DOJ as “foreign nationals” on allegations of voter fraud, the Trump administration announced Monday.
The indictments specifically accuse the individuals of voting in U.S. elections over the past four years despite not being U.S. citizens.
Based on the DOJ’s description, the individuals appear to be lawful permanent residents whose participation in U.S. elections is limited to making donations to campaigns but does not include voting.
The DOJ said the individuals were indicted on Sept. 24 and have since made their initial court appearances. Most of the defendants are from outside Latin America and include one individual who allegedly voted most recently in a primary election on Aug. 11, 2026.
Not all of the defendants are said to have actually voted in federal elections and instead are accused of falsely claiming to be U.S. citizens to register to vote.
One such individual is Bhator Konah Bryant, a 61-year-old Liberian national who allegedly registered to vote on Oct. 18, 2024.
The other defendants each face at least one count of making a false claim of U.S. citizenship in order to vote and a separate count of “voting by alien.”
The defendants are Edvile Vaidoto Edmunds, a 59-year-old Lithuanian national; Joshua Frederick Kofi Edzie, a 63-year-old Ghanaian national; Alan Barbu Kargbo, a 48-year-old Liberian national and Chris Adam Pettiquoi, a 43-year-old Liberian national.
The others are Paul Kras, a 78-year-old German national; Fadil Rasim Ozegovic, a 58-year-old Bosnian national; Aparecido Donizetti Padovan, a 62-year-old Brazilian national; Christian Liam Schenk, a 47-year-old Canadian national and Hester Sophia Weihmann, a 69-year-old South African national.
Read more about each of these voter fraud cases at the link below.
“Today's charges allege that ten foreign nationals committed voter fraud in Minnesota, one voting illegally as recently as this August's primary,” said @AGToddBlanche. “The law is clear, only American citizens… https://t.co/05xoOIse7o pic.twitter.com/usAPjfeDug
— U.S. Department of Justice (@TheJusticeDept) September 30, 2026
If convicted of falsely claiming to be a U.S. citizen to vote, each defendant faces a maximum jail sentence of five years in prison, three years of supervised release and a maximum fine of $250,000.
According to the DOJ, voting by aliens is a Class A misdemeanor and carries a maximum sentence of one year in prison and a $100,000 fine.
Attorney General Todd Blanche addressed the indictments in a statement, saying that the “law is clear, only American citizens may vote in American elections, and enforcing this law is fundamental to our democracy.”
He added, “That should not be a partisan concept.”
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin, whose federal department assisted in the case, echoed Blanche’s remarks.
“Under President Trump’s leadership, this administration will never allow the votes of American citizens to be cancelled out by non-citizens illegally voting in our elections,” Mullin added.
“Only American citizens should be electing American leaders.”
The cases are being led by U.S. Attorney Daniel N. Rosen.
