A fourth Nevadan is charged with voting illegally, a Congolese national who prosecutors say voted in 2022

Nevada's run of illegal voting cases reached four on Thursday. Mlebinge Riziki Ramadhani, a Washoe County resident and a lawful permanent resident from the Democratic Republic of Congo, was charged with illegally voting in a federal election. Prosecutors say she voted in the 2022 election. Noncitizens may not vote in federal elections, including lawful permanent residents.

The charge follows three arrests in the same week. Moneir Elzobier Ali Yousif, originally from Sudan, and Khalida Safi, originally from Afghanistan, were arrested on October 28, accused of voting in the 2024 election. Jullie Ann Sumalinog Moore, originally from the Philippines, was arrested on October 26. All four are charged with misdemeanors because they were legally in the country, and all four cases grew out of investigations by the FBI and Homeland Security Investigations, according to the Justice Department.

Sigal Chattah, the first assistant United States attorney for the District of Nevada, made the office's position plain. "As these cases show, the public and political narrative that Nevada's elections are not fraught with fraud is categorically false," she said in a statement. "My office will continue to investigate and charge any individuals who engage in election fraud. We are drawing a hard line in the sand to protect the legal votes of our citizens, and anyone who crosses it will face severe consequences."

The Nevada Secretary of State's office, which oversees elections and investigates election fraud, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the fourth case. Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar said at a news conference in Reno on Tuesday that his office is involved in the Moore investigation and has cooperated. The cases arrive five days before the November 3 midterms, in a state where election administration has been contested ground for years.