Grand juries indict six for illegal voting
(COLUMBUS)– Six individuals have been indicted for illegal voting in past elections, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today. “The right to vote is sacred,” Yost said. “If you’re not a U.S. citizen, it’s illegal to vote – whether you thought you were allowed to or not – you will be held accountable.” Special prosecutors with Yost’s office presented seven cases to grand juries last week: ...
Ohio has indicted a man for voting illegally. He died in 2022
Ramesh Patel was charged this week with illegal voting in several previous elections in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. But it will be difficult to bring him to trial. Mr. Patel died December 2022. Ramesh Patel was one of six legal noncitizens whose indictments were presented to the Ohio attorney general. But county prosecutor Michael O'Malley told the USA Today Network Ohio Bureau, the practice of indicting the deceased is draconian. This is not how we would have handled this case in my office.
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost brought charges against dead man for illegal voting
A Cuyahoga County man charged this week with illegal voting in prior elections died two years ago, the county's prosecutor said Thursday. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced earlier this week that grand juries in four counties indicted six noncitizens on charges of illegal voting that were presented by his office. Yost, a...