Idaho man accused of falsely claiming U.S. citizenship to vote, obtain passport and gun

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BOISE — A man accused of using a fraudulent birth certificate to claim U.S. citizenship allegedly registered to vote and cast ballots in two Idaho elections while also obtaining government benefits, a U.S. passport and a firearm, federal prosecutors say.

A federal grand jury in Boise indicted Fredy Avila Gomez on charges including wire fraud, theft of government funds, falsely claiming U.S. citizenship to vote, voting by an alien, making a false statement on a passport application, identification document fraud and firearms offenses…

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