French National Pleads Guilty to Illegal 2022 Vote, Faces 6 Months in Prison

2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 26

Eliezer Kadoch, 39, of Toms River, New Jersey, admitted in federal court to illegally casting a ballot in the Nov. 8, 2022 midterm election despite never holding U.S. citizenship.
His lawyer said Kadoch believed he could vote because New Jersey automatically registered him when he obtained a driver's license, though the offense does not require proof of criminal intent.
Federal prosecutors said he now faces up to six months in prison and a $100,000 fine; sentencing is set for Oct. 26 in Trenton.
The case was brought by New Jersey's Election Integrity Task Force and investigated by the FBI, Homeland Security Investigations and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
The plea lands amid broader scrutiny of automatic voter registration and noncitizens on voter rolls, an issue several states have investigated in recent years.