French national pleads guilty to illegal voting in 2022 NJ general election
DOJ criticizes absentee voters
UC Berkeley law professor John Yoo joins ‘Fox News Live’ to discuss the Justice Department’s investigation into voter registries as it seeks to identify non-citizen voters.
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FIRST ON FOX: Attorneys representing a French citizen who recently pleaded guilty to voting illegally in the 2022 midterm elections told Fox News Digital they believe he was allowed to vote because he was automatically registered when he got his driver’s license in New Jersey.
Eliezer Kadoch, 39, of Toms River, pleaded guilty to voting as a foreigner in a federal election before US Magistrate Judge J. Brandon Day in federal court in Trenton, according to a statement from the US Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey.
Although Kadoch is a French citizen and has never been a US citizen, he voted illegally on Nov. 8, 2022, during an election that was part of electing members of the U.S. House of Representatives, according to court documents.
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FILE – The Department of Homeland Security has ordered US Immigration and Customs Enforcement to deport undocumented immigrants who vote in US elections. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo)
Attorney Yosef Jacobovitch, who represents Kadoch, told Fox News Digital that when his client voted, he “mistakenly believed” he was legally allowed to vote because he was automatically registered when he got his New Jersey driver’s license.
“Mr Kadoch has accepted responsibility for his actions,” Jacobovitch said. “… There was never any intent to break the law or vote illegally. Unfortunately, the crime he pleaded guilty to did not require proof of criminal intent, and he now fully understands that.”
Kadoch now faces up to six months in state prison and a $100,000 fine, according to officials. His sentencing is scheduled for October 26.
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FILE – A woman wearing gloves casts a ballot in a drop box in Hackensack, NJ (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
The America First Police Institute (AFPI) reported that issuing driver’s licenses to non-citizens, combined with automatic voter registration, could result in them being added to voter rolls.
In recent years, the nonprofit said several states — including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Montana, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Virginia — have investigated the issue and identified non-citizens on their voter rolls.
The model law drafted by AFPI proposed solutions including requiring proof of citizenship to vote, and implementing vetting requirements to ensure that non-citizens are not on the voter list.
A woman walks to cast her ballot after filling out a secret ballot while voting in the gubernatorial election in Newark, NJ, on November 2, 2021. (Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)
US Attorney Robert Frazer noted that the case was brought by the Election Integrity Task Force of the United States Attorney’s Office, a coalition of federal law enforcement officers dedicated to preserving and protecting the integrity of elections in New Jersey.
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The investigation was a joint effort involving special agents from the FBI, Homeland Security Investigations and US Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Kadoch’s immigration status has not been made public.
AFPI did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
