Honduran Green-Card Holder Charged in 1st California Election-Fraud Arrest as DOJ Presses Voter-Roll Audit
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 28
Honduran Green-Card Holder Charged in 1st California Election-Fraud Arrest as DOJ Presses Voter-Roll Audit
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 28
Summary
Darwin Jonathan Rivera-Flores was charged in Los Angeles with two felonies—fraudulent voter registration and falsely claiming U.S. citizenship—in what federal prosecutors called the first arrest of a broader Trump administration election-fraud crackdown.
DOJ said Rivera-Flores, a Honduran national and legal permanent resident, registered to vote but did not cast a ballot; if convicted, he could face deportation.
Bill Essayli used the case to renew demands that California open its voter rolls to a federal audit, arguing current safeguards let non-citizens register too easily and faulting Gov. Gavin Newsom for resisting tougher anti-fraud measures.
The White House said the case undercuts claims that non-citizen voter fraud is nonexistent, while Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon warned similar prosecutions will follow.
California voters are set to decide in November whether to add voter-ID and citizenship-verification requirements beyond the current system, which relies on sworn self-attestation under penalty of perjury.