DOJ charges five in election cases across three states
Charges include illegal voting and fraudulent registration in 2022 and 2024 elections.
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DOJ charges five in election cases across three states
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What this story says
- The Justice Department announced charges against five individuals in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Wisconsin for election-related offenses.
- The charges involve allegations of illegal voting and fraudulent registration spanning the November 2022 general election, the June 2024 primary, and the November 2024 general election.
- Four of the defendants are accused of voting as noncitizens, and one U.S. citizen is accused of assisting his wife in registering and voting.
- One of the Pennsylvania defendants, Katya Rodriguez, was shown in arrest footage released by Fox News Politics.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 7 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 1 of the 8 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
42/100
Craft
61/100
Hype
61/100
8 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
Only 1 of the 7 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
The Justice Department has filed election-related charges against five people across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Wisconsin. These allegations, concerning conduct during the November 2022 general election, the June 2024 primary, and the November 2024 general election, were announced together by federal prosecutors. The defendants include four noncitizens accused of casting ballots and one U.S. citizen accused of helping his wife register and vote.
In Pennsylvania, Thomas Holtzman and Marisol Guzman were charged. Guzman is accused of voting as an alien in the 2024 election, while Holtzman, a U.S. citizen, is accused of making a false citizenship statement and aiding fraudulent registration. A separate indictment charged Katya Rodriguez with making a false citizenship statement to vote, fraudulent registration, and voting as an alien in the 2024 election. Fox News Politics released footage of federal agents taking Rodriguez into custody.
In New Jersey, Mercedes Alexandra Cardoso was charged with voting by an alien in a federal election. Prosecutors allege she registered online and falsely certified her U.S. citizenship, having entered the country from Ecuador on a B-2 visa. In Wisconsin, Jesus Javier Jurado Garcia was charged with voting as an alien in the November 2022 election, allegedly knowing he was not a U.S. citizen at the time.
Coverage Disagreements
The reports differ on the specific election cycles for which the Pennsylvania defendants are charged. 100 Percent Fed Up! states that Guzman is accused of voting in the 2024 election and Holtzman of aiding fraudulent registration. The same report states Rodriguez is accused of voting as an alien in the 2024 election.
What the coverage left out
None of the right-rated reports below mention the specific U.S. Attorney's Offices or the investigative agencies involved in the cases, such as HSI, the FBI, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, as detailed in the verified claims.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 5 times, most recently on 6 Sept 2026, 01:00, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
1 rated outlet
We have not written our reading of the left coverage of this story. The left-rated outlets that ran it are listed below.
Centre
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated centre has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Right
6 rated outlets
- The right-rated report from 100 Percent Fed Up! led with the headline "DOJ Charges Five in Election Cases Across Three States as Arrest Footage Emerges." The report detailed the charges against the five individuals, including four noncitizens accused of voting and one U.S. citizen accused of aiding fraudulent registration. It highlighted the inclusion of arrest footage of Katya Rodriguez, a Pennsylvania defendant, released by Fox News Politics. The report quoted U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche on the importance of election integrity and FBI Director Kash Patel on the cases representing alleged unlawful votes. It also noted the maximum potential penalties for the defendants.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover DOJ charges five in election cases across three states?
- Of the 7 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 14% are rated left, 0% are rated centre, 86% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 8. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is DOJ charges five in election cases across three states left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 7 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of DOJ charges five in election cases across three states biased?
- DOJ charges five in election cases across three states is one event reported by 8 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting DOJ charges five in election cases across three states?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered DOJ charges five in election cases across three states?
- 8 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- How many people were charged in the election cases?
- The Justice Department has filed election-related charges against five individuals. These charges span across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Wisconsin, involving allegations of illegal voting and fraudulent registration in recent elections.
- What are the main allegations against the defendants?
- The defendants face allegations of illegal voting and fraudulent registration. Four of the individuals are accused of voting as noncitizens, while one U.S. citizen is accused of assisting his wife in registering and voting illegally.
- Which elections are covered by these charges?
- The charges relate to voting and registration activities during the November 2022 general election, the June 2024 primary election, and the upcoming November 2024 general election.
Read it at the source
8 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
1Centre
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Right
6- DOJ Charges Five in Election Cases Across Three States as Arrest Footage Emerges (opens 100% FED UP! in a new tab)
100% FED UP! — is 100% FED UP! biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump DOJ charges 5 with illegal voting in several states ahead of midterms (opens Bizpac Review in a new tab)
Bizpac Review — is Bizpac Review biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump DOJ charges 5 with illegal voting in several states ahead of midterms (opens American Wire News in a new tab)
American Wire News — is American Wire News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- DOJ Charges Five in Election Cases Across Three States as Arrest Footage Emerges (opens WLTReport in a new tab)
- Trump DOJ Charges FIVE for Illegal Voting in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Wisconsin — Including Two Illegal Aliens from Mexico in Key Swing States (opens The Gateway Pundit in a new tab)
The Gateway Pundit — is The Gateway Pundit biased? Our profile of this outlet
- DOJ charges illegal voters from three states in 2022 and 2024 elections (opens Washington Examiner in a new tab)
Washington Examiner — is Washington Examiner biased? Our profile of this outlet
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