Justice Department charges 63 people with election-related crimes in 15 states

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Just the News, Washington Examiner, The Epoch Times and RedState report that the Justice Department announced charges on Monday against 63 people in 15 states over election-related crimes. The outlets say the charges cover illegal voting, fraudulent voter registration and false claims of U.S. citizenship, and that four of those charged are illegal immigrants. Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement that the department will keep investigating and prosecuting voter fraud. Just the News reports that since the start of the second Trump administration the department has charged 239 people with voting fraud-related offenses, including 195 illegal immigrants across 25 states.

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The Justice Department announced charges on Monday against 63 people in 15 states for election-related crimes, the day before the midterm elections.
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The charges include illegal voting, fraudulent voter registration and false claims of U.S. citizenship; the cases involve Georgia, Texas, Maryland, North Carolina and California.
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Four of those charged are illegal immigrants, according to Just the News.
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Attorney General Todd Blanche said the department will continue investigating and prosecuting voter fraud.
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Blanche called the arrests “the largest surge of voter-fraud arrests” since President Donald Trump returned to office.
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According to Just the News, the department has charged 239 people with voting fraud-related offenses since the start of the second Trump administration, including 195 illegal immigrants across 25 states.
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All four right-side outlets report that the Justice Department announced charges against 63 people in 15 states for election-related crimes on Monday. They differ in emphasis: some headlines stress voter fraud and the timing before the midterms, while Far Right outlets frame it as a Trump administration crackdown.

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Right-side headlines lead with the Justice Department action and a voter-fraud framing, with the midterm timing added; the Far Right outlets also tie it to the Trump administration.
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illegal immigrantsMore neutral: noncitizens
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DOJ charges 63 people, including 4 illegal immigrants, with election-related crimes
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…63 people across 15 states Monday for election-related crimes, marking the latest crackdown on alleged voter fraud just one day before the midterm elections.
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RedStateFar Right
Trump’s DOJ Brings 63 Election Crime Cases to the Forefront on Midterm Eve
The Justice Department announced charges against 63 people for alleged election-related crimes Monday, on the eve of Election Day.
3 hr agoRead at RedState (opens in a new tab)
The Daily WireFar Right
Feds Make Flurry Of Non-Citizen Voting Arrests Heading Into Election Day
Federal agents arrested dozens of foreign nationals for voting in the days leading up to Election Day as the Trump administration continues to surge resources to secure the ballot box. …
8 hr agoRead at The Daily Wire (opens in a new tab)
The Epoch TimesFar Right
DOJ Charges 63 People With Illegal Voting, Voter Fraud Across US
Attorney General Todd Blanche said this was ‘the largest surge of voter-fraud arrests’ since President Donald Trump’s return to office.
12 hr agoRead at The Epoch Times (opens in a new tab)
Washington ExaminerRight
DOJ charges 63 people with voting-related crimes day before midterm elections
The Department of Justice announced charges against 63 people across 15 states Monday for election-related crimes, marking the Sensational language“latest crackdown”Crackdown implies forceful action against a group and presumes wrongdoing at scale, beyond the reported charges.More neutral: latest set of chargesDisagree with this highlight? on alleged voter fraud just one day before the midterm elections. …
15 hr agoRead at Washington Examiner (opens in a new tab)
Just the NewsFar Right
DOJ charges 63 people, including 4 Dehumanizing label“illegal immigrants”The term labels people by immigration status in the headline, where a neutral term describing the same people was available.More neutral: noncitizensDisagree with this highlight?, with election-related crimes
The cases were located in 15 states and involve voting by noncitizens in federal elections, false claims of U.S. citizenship to register to vote or to vote, and the fraudulent submission of a voter registration application in another state.
16 hr agoRead at Just the News (opens in a new tab)

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Washington ExaminerRightNov 2, 7:35 PM EST
The Epoch TimesFar RightNov 2, 10:39 PM EST
The Daily WireFar RightNov 3, 2:49 AM EST
RedStateFar RightNov 3, 7:45 AM EST

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Justice Department charges 63 people with election-related crimes in 15 states

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Trump’s DOJ Brings 63 Election Crime Cases to the Forefront on Midterm Eve

Feds Make Flurry Of Non-Citizen Voting Arrests Heading Into Election Day

DOJ Charges 63 People With Illegal Voting, Voter Fraud Across US

DOJ charges 63 people with voting-related crimes day before midterm elections

DOJ charges 63 people, including 4 Dehumanizing label“illegal immigrants”The term labels people by immigration status in the headline, where a neutral term describing the same people was available.More neutral: noncitizensDisagree with this highlight?, with election-related crimes

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