Two Sacramento men and one Vacaville woman are among 28 people living in California charged in a federal investigation into allegations of illegal voting and fraudulent voter registration, according to federal officials.
The Vacaville resident — Giezell Viduya Adawag, 41 — made her first appearance in federal court Monday after being charged with allegedly registering to vote and casting a ballot in the November 2024 general election while falsely claiming to be a U.S. citizen. She was released on her own recognizance.
Regarding the two Sacramento men, Juan Antonio Rivas García, 46, is accused of falsely claiming U.S. citizenship when registering to vote in 2018 and 2020 and casting ballots in the 2022 and 2024 elections, federal officials say. Kamlesh Navnitlal Shah, 67, faces a similar accusation and allegedly casted a ballot on Election Day in November 2024…