Celestin Katubadi, a 20-year-old citizen of the Democratic Republic of Congo and lawful permanent resident, is charged with voting in the November 2024 general election.
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VINCESep 16, 2026
The DOJ press release and the Texas Attorney General's release both report that Celestin Katubadi, a 20-year-old Democratic Republic of the Congo citizen and lawful permanent resident, was charged with voting by an alien in a federal election tied to the November 2024 general election.
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… It just keeps happening. How about that? That's interesting. And so every time you see the media tell you that there's no evidence of these things occurring, point them at the evidence. Here are the receipts. Who else? Celestin Katubadi, a 20-year-old citizen of the Democratic Republic of Congo, lawful permanent resident, voted in the, oh, November 2024 general election. Huh, interesting. Rocio Thrasher, 38-year-old Mexican, voted in the 2024 general election. And then, uh, Moises Anwar Arellano Albus is from Mexico and voted in, you guessed it, the 2024 general election. Voted early, actually. It's too much. It's too much. …
VINCE · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas lists Celestin Katubadi as a 20-year-old DRC citizen and lawful permanent resident charged with voting by an alien in a federal election and false statement of citizenship.[1][3]
Supports. The Texas Attorney General's press release names Democratic Republic of the Congo national Celestin Kuasa Katubadi among those arrested for voting by an alien and false statements of citizenship in relation to the 2024 election.[2]
Supports. Multiple outlets (KERA, RWT News, TVC News) report the same charge and state that Katubadi cast a provisional ballot in Tarrant County in the November 2024 general election, which was rejected.[4][5][6]
Context. The sources state that the ballot was rejected and that indictments and complaints are allegations, not convictions, so the claim describes a charge rather than a counted vote.[1][5]
Sources
6 sources: 2 primary, 4 not rated
- 1Federal prosecutors crack down on illegal voting: Seven non ...justice.gov · primary source · cited for: supports, context
- 2Attorney General Ken Paxton Announces the Arrest of Foreign ...texasattorneygeneral.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 3Seven noncitizens charged in North Texas election-integrity ... - Yahooyahoo.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Texas and feds announce noncitizen voting charges against seven ...keranews.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Two Nigerians, Five Others Charged In Texas Over Alleged Illegal Voting -tvcnews.tv · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 6Texas AG, Federal Prosecutors Announce Arrests of Seven Noncitizens Charged Over 2024 Votingrwtnews.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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