The Justice Department has charged 113 people in 20 states with illegal voting and illegal registration offenses over the last several weeks.
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The Rubin ReportOct 20, 2026
Multiple reports of the October 19, 2026 Justice Department announcement, including AP and Reuters-sourced coverage, state that DOJ said it had charged 113 people in 20 states with illegal voting and registration offenses over the past several weeks (some outlets say seven weeks).
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… The federal government has made non-citizen voting a priority this year, demanding detailed voter information, including dates of birth, addresses, driver's license numbers, and partial Social Security numbers, from the states. The Justice Department said Monday it has charged 113 people in 20 states with illegal voting and illegal registration offenses over the last several weeks. It earlier said it had charged about 90 people for various types of election misconduct so far this year, including 50 who are alleged to have voted as non-citizens. The operation Monday involved the four US. …
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Supports. The Justice Department said Monday it has charged 113 people in 20 states with illegal voting and illegal registration offenses over the last several weeks, per AP-based coverage published October 19, 2026.[2][3][4]
Supports. Acting DOJ official Trent McCotter and First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli cited 113 people charged nationwide with illegal voting and registration offenses, as reported by Reuters on October 19.[5]
Supports. Courthouse News reported DOJ officials saying 113 people had been charged with similar voting crimes in 20 states over the last seven weeks, consistent with the 'several weeks' framing.[6]
Supports. Newsweek and France 24 both repeat the 113 charged across 20 states figure attributed to DOJ, though these largely echo the official announcement rather than independently verifying it.[7][8]
Context. A Reuters analysis published October 28 counts at least 147 people accused under the federal 'voting by aliens' statute since Trump returned to office, including 102 since September. This is a different, cumulative measure and does not contradict the DOJ's 113 figure for the recent sweep.[1]
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8 sources: 1 fact-checker, 7 not rated
- 1Trump expands hunt for noncitizen voters with broad subpoena campaign before midtermsreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2Justice Department charges more than 2 dozen in California ...kpbs.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3Justice Department charges more than 2 dozen in California sweep ...ap.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Justice Department charges more than 2 dozen in California sweep targeting alleged noncitizen votersstartribune.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5DOJ charges 28 people in California with voting crimesrmb.reuters.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6DOJ charges 28 in California voter fraud sweep amid escalating ...courthousenews.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7Trump Administration Expands Voter Fraud Crackdown As Midterms ...newsweek.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 8Trump moves to curtail voting rights ahead of the midtermsfrance24.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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