Origin: Federal Grand Jury Indicts 10 Foreign Nationals
On Sept. 24, a federal grand jury in Minneapolis indicted ten legal permanent residents on charges they lied about being U.S. citizens to register or vote in Minnesota elections. All ten have made initial court appearances; nine appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Elsa M. Bullard in Minnesota, and Canadian national Christian Liam Schenk appeared in Massachusetts.
The cases cover ballots in the November 2022 and November 2024 general elections and the Aug. 11, 2026 primary. Nine defendants are accused of voting. The tenth, Bhator Konah Bryant, 61, is charged with falsely claiming citizenship to register on Oct. 18, 2024.
The most recent allegation names Joshua Frederick Kofi Edzie of Ghana for voting in the Aug. 11, 2026 primary and making false citizenship claims in 2024 and 2026. Two others, German national Paul Kras and Lithuanian national Edvile Vaidoto Edmunds, are charged only with the misdemeanor of voting as noncitizens. The felony of falsely claiming citizenship to vote carries up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine, and the misdemeanor carries up to one year and a $100,000 fine.
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