Justice Department charges six more people in California voter fraud case

Summary

The US Department of Justice in California has charged six more people with alleged voter fraud, escalating its campaign against the state's election processes on the eve of the midterms. Bill Essayli, the top federal prosecutor in Los Angeles, announced on Monday that his office is prosecuting six lawful permanent residents accused of unlawfully registering to vote and casting fraudulent ballots. The DoJ filed similar charges against 28 people across California last month and arranged an on-camera arrest of one 72-year-old defendant, editing the footage into a DoJ promotional video. The new charges come after the DoJ unsuccessfully tried to force state election officials to set aside about 20,000 ballots.

Timeline

1. The Guardian

   2 Nov 2026, 23:22 UTCSource ↗

   The Guardian reports that the DoJ in California has charged six more people, lawful permanent residents, with alleged voter fraud, after it unsuccessfully fought to have state officials set aside about 20,000 ballots ahead of the US midterms.