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The U.S. Department of Justice announced the charges against these lawful permanent residents. Among those charged is Suad Sasic, a 30-year-old Bosnian citizen who lives in Clifton Park, New York, and holds a green card."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Two of the five individuals facing charges have stated that they were automatically registered to vote when they interacted with the Department of Motor Vehicles. The charges relate to voting in elections that included federal contests."},{"type":"heading","text":"Reports of disagreement"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Reports differ on the specific number of Canadian citizens charged. National Post and Loonie Politics state two Canadian citizens living in New York have been charged with voter fraud. WPTZ reports that five permanent U.S. residents, including a Canadian national from Tupper Lake, have been charged."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left-rated reports ran this story. The centre-rated report did not name Suad Sasic as one of the charged individuals. 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