The development comes less than two months after three other Nigerians were charged alongside 13 foreign nationals over alleged election-related offences in the United States.
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Two Nigerians have been charged by the United States authorities over allegations of illegally voting in federal elections and falsely claiming American citizenship, bringing the number of people facing election-related fraud charges in the latest round of prosecutions to 63.
The US Department of Justice announced the charges on Monday, November 2 identifying the suspects as Mohammed Omar Hassan, 61, and Michael Agah, 74. Both men are lawful permanent residents of the United States and are accused of violating federal election laws.
According to a statement published on the Justice Department's website, Hassan was charged in the Southern District of Texas with voting as a non-US citizen. Prosecutors alleged that he participated in the 2022 and 2024 elections despite not being an American citizen.
Agah, who faces charges in the Western District of North Carolina, was accused of voting as a non-US citizen and falsely claiming American citizenship to participate in an election.
The Justice Department alleged that Agah declared himself a US citizen on an Authorization to Vote Form before casting his ballot in the November 5, 2024, federal election. The department said the charges arose from investigations into alleged violations of federal election laws.
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