3Wilmington, NC – Federal prosecutors have charged 19 foreign nationals and one U.S. citizen following an investigation into unlawful voting in the 2016 elections.

The indictments, returned by a federal grand jury in Wilmington, stem from a probe by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations and the newly formed Document and Benefit Fraud Task Force in the Eastern District of North Carolina.

Nine foreign nationals — from Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Nigeria, the Philippines, Panama, Grenada, Guyana, and Japan — were charged with falsely claiming U.S. citizenship to register to vote and unlawfully voting. If convicted, they face up to six years in prison, a $350,000 fine, and supervised release.

Another eight foreign nationals — from El Salvador, Mexi

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