Tijeras man accused of attempting to cast dead wife’s absentee ballot

TIJERAS, N.M. (KRQE) – A Tijeras man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on one count of fraudulent voting linked to the 2024 election.

In October 2024, Patrick H. Perea, 62, attempted to cast his dead wife’s absentee ballot in the November 2024 general election by submitting it to the Bureau of Elections of the Bernalillo County Clerk’s Office in Albuquerque, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico…

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