Helen Sayen Adams, a 67-year-old Nigerian citizen and lawful permanent resident since May 2024, is charged with voting by an alien in a federal election and false statement of citizenship.
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VINCESep 16, 2026
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas (primary source) charged Helen Sayen Adams, a 67-year-old Nigerian citizen and lawful permanent resident since May 2024, with voting by an alien in a federal election and false statement of citizenship in order to register to vote.
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… Obviously. So who are these people? Who are the people who committed all of these crimes against the United States, these non-citizens? I'm glad you asked. Here we go. Here they are. We got Helen Sayen Adams, is a 67-year-old from Nigeria, a citizen of Nigeria, lawful permanent resident, meaning a green card holder since May of 2024, and is now charged with voting by an alien in a federal election and false statement of citizenship in order to register to vote. Yeah, she voted in the 2024 general election in Tarrant County, Texas. She later admitted she was not a U.S. Citizen. …
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Supports. The DOJ press release names Helen Sayen Adams as a 67-year-old Nigerian citizen and lawful permanent resident (Green Card holder) since May 2024, charged with voting by an alien in a federal election and false statement of citizenship in order to register to vote.[2]
Supports. AP reports that seven non-citizens in Texas were charged with illegally voting in federal elections or falsely claiming citizenship, as part of the announcement the claim describes.[1]
Supports. Local and regional outlets (WFAA, Star-Telegram, Yahoo) independently report the same charges against Adams, citing the U.S. Attorney's Office release, including her alleged false citizenship claim on a June 2024 Texas voter registration application.[3][4][5]
Context. Adams allegedly voted in the November 2024 general election in Tarrant County and later admitted she was not a citizen. The claim is an accurate statement of the charges, not of a conviction, and the post's extra detail on the vote is not part of the extracted claim.[2][6]
Sources
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- 1apnews.com · article · voting-noncitizens-texasCharges announced in Texas part of Trump focus on noncitizen ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Federal prosecutors crack down on illegal voting: Seven non ...justice.gov · primary source · cited for: supports, context
- 3Seven noncitizens charged in North Texas voter fraud crackdownwfaa.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Seven non-citizens face federal charges tied to Tarrant, Dallas County electionsstar-telegram.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Seven noncitizens charged in North Texas election-integrity ... - Yahooyahoo.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Tarrant County illegal voting charges involve nine people ...nbcdfw.com · not rated · cited for: context
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