Illegal Allegedly Stole Citizen’s Identity, Committed Voter Fraud
The article reports on the case of Carlos Jose Abreu, a 45-year-old Dominican national, who is facing federal charges for voter fraud. Abreu allegedly lived in the United States for about 18 years using the stolen identity of a U.S. citizen. He is accused of registering to vote under this false identity in September 2020 adn later voting in the November 2022 federal election.
Along with voter fraud, Abreu is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm. If found guilty, he faces up to 15 years in federal prison and is also subject to deportation. The case, investigated by the Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service, highlights concerns regarding noncitizen voting in the U.S. Although many media outlets have previously downplayed the issue of noncitizen voting, this case supports claims of security vulnerabilities in voter registration processes, especially as it is reported that thousands of individuals with “unknown citizenship” were registered to vote in some states.
The article connects this incident with broader debates on immigration and election integrity, noting recent initiatives by the federal government to enforce stricter immigration controls, including deportations of undocumented immigrants.
An illegal alien faced voter fraud charges on Monday in federal court, after he allegedly lived in America for years under a citizen’s stolen identity.
Carlos Jose Abreu, a 45-year-old national from the Dominican Republic, faces charges of “impersonating a United States citizen when registering to vote and when voting in a federal election,” according to a Department of Justice press release. He also faces a charge for unlawful possession of a firearm.
“If convicted on the voter fraud and gun charges, Abreu faces up to 15 years in federal prison,” the release reads. “He is also subject to deportation.”
Abreu, of Broward County, Florida, allegedly used the stolen identity of an American to register to vote in September 2020 and to vote in November 2022, the release said. He had “been living in the United States under the assumed identity of the American citizen victim for about 18 years.”
The man has lived in America ever since he first entered illegally close to 20 years ago, according to the release. New Jersey issued an arrest warrant for Abreu in 2007 for charges of kidnapping, criminal restraint, endangering a child, and sexual assault. (According to court records, the latter two charges are still “outstanding,” and the case has been “transferred.”) He then relocated to Florida and allegedly stole an American citizen’s identity and acquired a Florida driver’s license and applied for a passport using the stolen identity, the release said.
Abreu is currently being held in a Broward County jail for the U.S. Marshals, according to sheriff’s office records. He was not allowed bond. The Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service investigated the case.
Legacy media outlets have long dismissed concerns over noncitizen voting as imaginary, with NPR claiming they stem from “a racist conspiracy theory known as the ‘great replacement.’” But potential fraudsters like Abreu show there are various security gaps in the system. For example, The Federalist found that the Oregon DMV registered more than 54,600 individuals of “unknown citizenship” to vote from June 2021 to October 2024.
President Donald Trump pledged to “make America safe again,” starting with enforcing immigration laws and enabling Immigration and Customs Enforcement to do its job. On Tuesday, the federal government sent the first planes of illegal aliens to Guantanamo Bay. As Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Fox Business, “He is no longer going to allow America to be a dumping ground for illegal criminals from nations all over this world.”
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