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Trump Admin Charges More Pennsylvanians with Noncitizen Voting

Federal prosecutors say the defendants voted in 2022 and 2024 elections, with one also accused of filing seven fraudulent registration forms.

  • On Sept. 24, federal officials charged four noncitizens with illegal voting or registration in Pennsylvania. The Department of Justice announced cases involving Dilea Ochoa-Perez and Cliff Sanon, both residing in the state.
  • Homeland Security Investigations Philadelphia Special Agent in Charge Nathan Abel stated that illegal voting undermines confidence in the election process. Attorney David Metcalf of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania added that anyone voting illegally will be prosecuted for "corrupting our democracy."
  • Prosecutors said Ochoa-Perez voted in the 2022 and 2024 federal general elections. Sanon is accused of illegally voting in the 2022 election and filing seven fraudulent voter registration applications earlier this year prior to the primary.
  • Sade Guppy, a lawful permanent resident from Trinidad and Tobago, allegedly voted in the 2022 general election. Eduardo Gallardo Maldonado, 66, of Mexico, is also accused of illegally voting in the 2024 general election.
  • Defendants face varying penalties if convicted. Sanon faces up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000, while Guppy and Maldonado face up to two years and one year respectively, with fines of up to $200,000 and $100,000.
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The Department of Justice reported that two of the defendants are in the country illegally and that the other two are legal permanent residents. The four face charges related to fraudulent registration or voting being non-citizens.

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The Daily Wire broke the news in Nashville, United States on Thursday, September 24, 2026.
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