Noncitizens voted in Pennsylvania elections and, in one case, falsely claimed U.S. citizenship to register, federal prosecutors said in two announcements naming 14 defendants across the state.
Five defendants in Pennsylvania’s Eastern District were included in a nationwide announcement involving 63 people on Monday, Nov. 2, the Department of Justice said. Nine others in Pennsylvania’s Eastern and Middle districts were named in an earlier announcement on Monday, Oct. 26.
Thirteen of the 14 Pennsylvania defendants were described as lawful permanent residents. The department described one defendant from the earlier announcement as being in the country illegally.
Among the newly announced defendants is Gavin Moir, 55, a Canadian national and lawful permanent resident accused of voting in four elections: the 2022 and 2024 general elections and the 2022 and 2026 primaries, prosecutors said.
Moir faces four counts of voting by an alien.
Rosanny Fabre Villa, 28, a Dominican Republic national and lawful permanent resident, is charged with making a false statement of citizenship to vote. She submitted a voter registration application falsely claiming she was a U.S. citizen despite knowing she was not, prosecutors said.
The release does not accuse Villa of casting a ballot.
Three other lawful permanent residents each face a charge of voting by an alien after casting ballots in the 2024 general election, prosecutors said:
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