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The cases involve voting by non-citizens in federal elections and false claims of US citizenship.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-10-05T20:05:14.260Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-10-05T19:05:30.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-05T20:05:14.260Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":50,"critic":58,"hype":41,"notes":{"trust":"Central claims attributed to the Justice Department; one outlet names specific individuals charged.","critic":"Reporting includes quotes from the Justice Department and names of individuals charged.","hype":"Headlines and digests use loaded language like 'crackdown' and 'sweeps'."}},"tags":["#ElectionIntegrity","#VoterFraud","#USPolitics","#JusticeDepartment","#Immigration"],"entities":["US Justice Department","Terrance Patrick Evans","Andrea Catanese","CISA","ODNI","FBI"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Sixteen foreign nationals have been charged by the US Justice Department for alleged illegal voting and election crimes.","Charges include voting by aliens in federal elections and making false claims of US citizenship.","One Bahamian national, Terrance Patrick Evans, is accused of voting in the 2024 federal general election.","Italian national Andrea Catanese is also named, charged with voting in a federal election and related offences."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The US Justice Department announced charges against 16 foreign nationals for alleged illegal voting, fraudulent voter registration, and related election crimes across the country. The charges include voting by aliens in federal elections, false claims of US citizenship to register or vote, and false statements on citizenship applications. The department stated that all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Among those charged is Bahamian national Terrance Patrick Evans, 37, a lawful permanent resident, accused of voting in the 2024 federal general election despite knowing he was not a US citizen. Italian national Andrea Catanese, 60, also a lawful permanent resident, faces charges including voting by an alien, attempting to procure naturalisation unlawfully, and making a false statement related to naturalisation. Catanese allegedly voted in the 2024 general election and made false statements on his naturalisation application."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on election security"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Jamaica Gleaner reported that federal oversight bodies, including CISA, ODNI, and the FBI, along with bipartisan state election officials, stated that the 2024 voting process was secure, orderly, and verified, with no evidence to support claims of illegal conduct. 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