Four foreign nationals in New Jersey have been charged with voting illegally in US federal elections and making false statements in their citizenship applications.U.S. Attorney Robert Fraser announced that David Neville, 73, of Atlantic County; Jacenth Beadle Exum, 70, of Bergen County; Idan Choresh, 43, of Monmouth County; and Abhinandan Vig, 33, of Monmouth County, were all foreign residents at the time they were registered to vote. Each of them falsely claimed to be US citizens on voter registration forms, which is a legal requirement to participate in federal elections.According to the complaints, Neville voted in the 2020 and 2024 general elections, Beadle Exum and Wigg voted in 2020, and Choresh voted in the 2022 election, including the race for the U.S. House of Representatives.Authorities further alleged that after the vote, all four applied for U.S. citizenship using Form N-400 Naturalization Applications, in which they swore that they had never registered or voted in a federal election.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanch said, “This administration will not tolerate aliens who attempt to vote in our elections even when they know they are not eligible.”He added: “As alleged, these green card holders lied to register to vote and then lied to immigration authorities by falsely claiming to have never voted in a federal election.”Neevili is accused of making false statements in voting and naturalization cases by an alien. Choresh has been charged with voting by an alien, unlawful purchase of citizenship or naturalization and making false statements. Wigg is charged with unlawful purchase of citizenship or naturalization, while Beadle Axum is charged with two counts of false statements regarding naturalization.FBI Director Kash Patel said: “Voting of non-citizens is a federal crime – period – and while other administrations may have looked the other way in the past, those days are over. We continue to work around the clock with our interagency partners to ensure that those who engage in this type of conduct will not go unpunished.”
