Following a declaration under penalty of perjury warning, the voter registration application deadline was dated Nov. 4, 2025. The birthplace listed under Rivera’s name was “United States of America.”
Officials said there is no record of Rivera seeking or obtaining U.S. citizenship. Rivera also has not voted in an election.
If convicted, Rivera would face up to five years in federal prison on each charge, prosecutors said.
“Non-citizens who commit fraud so they can vote in American elections do so in violation of federal law and should expect to be prosecuted,” Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division said Friday. “Let this criminal complaint serve as a reminder that the Justice Department stands ready to enforce the laws Congress enacted to ensure only American citizens vote in federal elections.”
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