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VINCE

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Are you looking for America's most concentrated source of real news, sharp analysis, and non-stop entertainment? You've found it. VINCE, one of America's most-listened-to podcasts, is hosted by Vince Coglianese, one of America's most trusted conservative voices. With insider knowledge and in-depth interviews you won't find anywhere else, VINCE rapidly makes sense of the chaotic news cycle and gives you a sneak preview of what's about to happen next. Ready to be informed, engaged and entertained? Good. You're going to love VINCE. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vince/id1756571551 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3UFnAT4wWcu7soWUF8deuS Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/BonginoReport?e9s=src_v1_cmd

True93% confidence6 sourcesSep 16, 2026The Department of Justice charged seven non-citizens in the Northern District of Texas for unlawfully voting in federal elections or falsely claiming United States citizenship.Said by AThe U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas (part of the Department of Justice) announced seven non-citizens charged with unlawfully voting in federal elections or falsely claiming U.S. citizenship, and the DOJ press release and AP both confirm this. The post misspells the U.S. Attorney's name as 'Raybold' (sources say Raybould), which is a trivial spelling issue and does not affect the claim.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.True93% confidence4 sourcesSep 16, 2026Federal prosecutors charged seven non-citizens in an election integrity operation in Texas.Said by AThe U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas (a primary DOJ release) and AP both report that seven non-citizens were charged in Texas for illegal voting or falsely claiming citizenship, framed as a federal election integrity operation. The claim matches the passage's wording and no source contradicts it.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.True90% confidence5 sourcesSep 16, 2026Six defendants were indicted on September 10, 2026, and one defendant was charged by criminal complaint on September 11, 2026.The DOJ press release (primary, Sept 15, 2026) states six defendants were indicted on Sept. 10 and the seventh was charged by criminal complaint on Sept. 11, matching the claim's dates and counts; multiple independent outlets (Yahoo, Times of India, Audacy) corroborate the same dates. The extraction faithfully matches the passage's own statement.True92% confidence6 sourcesSep 16, 2026Helen 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.Said by AThe 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. Multiple outlets repeat the same charges, and the claim matches the post's wording without adding anything it does not say.True90% confidence6 sourcesSep 16, 2026Carlos Salas Barrios, a 41-year-old Mexican citizen, is charged with voting illegally in the 2024 general election.Said by AMultiple primary and tier1 sources (DOJ US Attorney release, Texas AG release, NBC DFW, Star-Telegram) confirm Carlos Salas Barrios, a 41-year-old Mexican citizen, was charged with voting by an alien in a federal election for casting a provisional ballot in Tarrant County in the November 2024 general election. The ballot was ultimately rejected, a detail the claim omits but which does not contradict the charge; sources describe him as a lawful permanent resident, so the claim's 'Mexican citizen' is consistent with the charging documents, and the claim departs from the post only in calling him 'charged with voting illegally' rather than 'voted,' which the sources support as a charge.True92% confidence5 sourcesSep 16, 2026Joshua Melichukwu Akpom, a 27-year-old Nigerian citizen and lawful permanent resident since 2016, is charged with false statements in relation to naturalization for denying he had claimed U.S. citizenship or voted in the 2018 general election.Said by AThe U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas (DOJ press release) and the Texas Attorney General both report that Joshua Nmelichukwu Akpom, a 27-year-old Nigerian citizen and lawful permanent resident since 2016, was charged with false statements in relation to naturalization for denying on his 2026 naturalization application that he had claimed U.S. citizenship, registered to vote, or voted, despite voting in the 2018 general election. The claim's name spelling ('Melichukwu') differs slightly from the sources ('Nmelichukwu') but refers to the same person, and these are allegations, not proven guilt.True85% confidence6 sourcesSep 16, 2026Kalwinder Singh Bangura, a 69-year-old Indian citizen and lawful permanent resident, is charged with voting in the November 2024 general election.Said by ADOJ and Texas Attorney General sources confirm that a 69-year-old Indian citizen and lawful permanent resident, named in the sources as Khalwinder Singh Bhengura, was charged with voting by an alien in a federal election and voted in the November 2024 general election. The claim's spelling "Bangura" differs from the sources' "Bhengura", but the age, nationality, status, and Texas case details match, so the referent appears to be the same person.True92% confidence6 sourcesSep 16, 2026Rocio Thrasher, a 38-year-old Mexican citizen, is charged with voting in the 2024 general election.Said by AThe U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas charged Rocio Thrasher, a 38-year-old Mexican citizen and lawful permanent resident, with voting by an alien in a federal election, alleging she voted in the November 2024 general election. The post itself says she voted in 2024 and was 'busted,' so the extracted claim's framing as a charge is a faithful reading of the passage, though the charges are allegations, not convictions.True92% confidence6 sourcesSep 16, 2026Celestin 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.Said by AThe 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. The sources add that his provisional ballot was rejected and that these are unproven allegations, but the charge itself is confirmed and the claim matches the post's wording.True88% confidence5 sourcesSep 16, 2026Moises Anwar Arellano Albus, a Mexican citizen, is charged with voting early in the 2024 general election.Said by AThe DOJ's Northern District of Texas release and the Texas Attorney General's release both report that Moises Anwar Arellano-Alba, a Mexican citizen ordered deported, was charged with voting by an alien in a federal election and voted early in the 2024 general election in Dallas County. The sources spell his surname "Arellano-Alba" rather than the claim's "Arellano Albus", which appears to be the same person.True90% confidence4 sourcesSep 16, 2026President Trump directed the Attorney General to investigate possible legal straw donor and foreign contributions through online fundraising platforms.Multiple tier1 sources, including the White House fact sheet and Reuters, confirm Trump signed an April 24, 2025 presidential memorandum directing Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate allegations of straw or dummy donor and foreign contributions via online fundraising platforms. The claim's core is supported; the post's reference to a current investigation order matches the memo's directive, and the sources also note the memo specifically cited ActBlue.True60% confidence4 sourcesSep 16, 2026The FBI has an ongoing investigation into illegal straw donations and foreign money entering American elections.Said by BFBI Director Patel told a Senate oversight hearing on 2026-09-16 that the FBI has jurisdiction over illegal straw donations and foreign money in American elections and that 'we have a lot ongoing,' which supports the claim as of the posting date. The record is a single unrated hearing transcript, and the specific cases are not public, so confidence is moderate.

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