Four people living in the Central Valley have been charged with illegally voting in the 2024 presidential election.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced that the four people live in Fresno, Kings, Stanislaus and Tulare counties.
The big picture: The four people charged by the DOJ are Lorie Jane Alcala, 44, Edith San Pedro Carter, 59, Maria Joao Bettencourt, 49, and Rosa Bento Silva Anderson, 26.
- Alcala and Carter are Philippine nationals who live in Hanford and Fresno, respectively.
- Bettencourt and Anderson are Portuguese nationals living in Visalia and Turlock, respectively.
- Two other California residents were charged by the DOJ for illegally voting in the 2024 election: Janelyn Stewart of Vallejo and Meryll Joy Quirong Costi of Sacramento. Both of them are Philippine nationals.
What they’re saying: “These complaints reflect the seriousness with which the United States government strives to protect the privileges of American citizenship,” said U.S. Attorney Eric Grant. “The right to vote is one of the most fundamental of those privileges, and its theft by noncitizens will be prosecuted.”…