Indictments for Ten Non-Citizens on Election Fraud Charges in California

A grand jury in the U.S. state of California indicted ten individuals alleged to be non-citizens on charges of election fraud, raising the number of defendants in the investigation to 28.

Prosecutors accuse the suspects of illegally registering to vote and casting ballots while falsely claiming to be U.S. citizens.

Among the accused is Alexander Munoz, a Belizean citizen arrested by Homeland Security agents at his home in the city of Commerce on October 19, who allegedly registered to vote fraudulently in 2019 and voted in the 2020, 2022, and 2024 elections.

Indictments were also issued against Mohammed Khan, a Pakistani citizen from Anaheim, and Ana Dominguez, a Salvadoran citizen from Long Beach, who allegedly registered to vote fraudulently in 2006 and lied in her subsequent naturalization papers.

Los Angeles County District Attorney Bill Los Angeles announced on the platform "X" that the operation is part of Operation Protect the Vote.

Authorities stated that the suspects were identified through a list of more than 20,000 people suspected of being non-citizens who registered to vote before the midterm elections. The defendants face federal charges including making false statements in naturalization applications.

Two suspects remain at large: Axel Pereira Garcia, a Guatemalan citizen from Pico Rivera, and Ernesto Gutierrez Ruvalkaba, a Mexican citizen from Wilmington.