I was told this never happens!Authorities arrested a Nigerian national living in Lynn, MA, for allegedly voting in federal elections.Gladys Adaeze Okafor, 56, allegedly voted in the 2022 midterm elections and the 2024 Presidential primary election.Okafor was born in Aba, Nigeria. She received her lawful permanent resident status in December 2022.In other words, Okafor holds a green card. She is not a U.S. citizen and has never applied for citizenship.https://twitter.com/HSINewEngland/status/2100310656561893864From the criminal complaint authored by Special Agent Andrew DePatto:
I have reviewed records from the City of Lynn Election Office that include two voter registration forms submitted by OKAFOR. The first voter registration form is a mail-in voter registration dated July 18, 2022, which was mailed to the City of Lynn and received by the City of Lynn’s Election Office on August 4, 2022 (the “2022 Voter Registration Form”). This date is confirmed by the Election Office’s date and time stamp they put on the mail-in voter registration form.
The election records show that Okafor voted on November 8, 2022, the day of the midterm elections.
On January 6, 2023, Okafor filed a “Petition for Alien Relative” I-130 form with DHS:
On the form, OKAFOR provided her Alien Registration Number, her name, her Lynn address and P.O. box, her phone number, her social security number, and her date of birth.In response to a question regarding whether she was a U.S. citizen or a Lawful Permanent Resident, OKAFOR checked the box “Lawful Permanent Resident.” OKAFOR also checked the box confirming she could read and understand English, and she signed and dated the application.
Okafor submitted another voter registration form ten months later:
According to voter registration records maintained by the City of Lynn that I have reviewed, on or about October 18, 2023, OKAFOR submitted a Massachusetts Official Voter Registration Form (the “2023 Voter Registration Form”). The form was completed in-person and was received by the City of Lynn’s Election Office.On the 2023 Voter Registration Form, in response to the question, “Are you a Citizen of the United States of America?” OKAFOR checked “Yes.”Towards the bottom of the Voter Registration Form, there is a box that reads (emphasis in original):
I hereby swear (affirm) that I am the person named above, that the above information is true, that I AM A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES, that I am not a person under a guardianship which prohibits my registering to vote, that I am not temporarily or permanently disqualified by law from voting because of corrupt practices in respect to elections, that I am not currently incarcerated for a felony conviction, and that I consider this residence to be my home. Signed under the penalty of perjury.
OKAFOR signed the form directly under that box, falsely claiming under penalty of perjury to be a United States citizen.
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