Canadian Charged With Fraud for Allegedly Voting in 3 US Elections
A Canadian who U.S. authorities allege is residing illegally in Florida has been charged with three counts of voter fraud for allegedly casting ballots in three U.S. federal elections, according to the Department of Justice. The Department of Justice (DOJ) says Canadian national Christiane Vinette Young, 75, has been charged with three counts of voting by an alien after casting ballots in the 2022 and 2024 U.S. general elections, as well as the 2022 primary. “If convicted on all counts, she faces a maximum penalty of three years in federal prison,” the DOJ noted in a Sept. 23 release. U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra posted about the case Sept. 25 on X, stating, “A reminder: only U.S. citizens are eligible to vote in U.S. federal elections.”
TL;DR
- Christiane Vinette Young, a Canadian national, is facing three counts of voter fraud.
- She allegedly cast ballots in three U.S. federal elections: the 2022 general election, the 2024 general election, and the 2022 primary.
- The Department of Justice stated that if convicted, she could face a maximum of three years in federal prison.
- U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra emphasized that only U.S. citizens are eligible to vote in U.S. federal elections.