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New York:
An Indian nationwide and an Indian-origin man from Malaysia have been charged by federal prosecutors with unlawfully voting throughout the 2016 US presidential elections by falsely claiming American citizenship.
Baijoo Pottakulath Thomas, 58, and 11 completely different worldwide nationals have been charged in US District Courtroom docket for the Middle District of North Carolina ultimate month with misdemeanor prices for unlawfully casting ballots throughout the 2016 presidential elections.
They face a most time interval of one-year imprisonment and a constructive of as a lot as USD 100,000 if convicted, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) said.
Non-citizens is not going to be eligible to register to vote or to vote in federal elections beneath US regulation.
One different Indian-origin man, Roob Kaur Atar-Singh, 57, hailing from Malaysia, was amongst seven worldwide nationals going by federal prices in North Carolina for illegally voting throughout the 2016 federal elections.
ICE said these prices are the most recent indictments to finish consequence from an ongoing years-long federal authorized investigation being carried out by the federal corporations.
Atar-Singh was amongst these charged by a federal grand jury for falsely claiming US citizenship or making false statements on voter registration functions, and with misdemeanor prices of unlawfully casting ballots throughout the 2016 presidential elections.
If convicted, he faces a most penalty of six years in federal jail, a USD 350,000 constructive, and a time interval of supervised launch, ICE said.
