Alabama DOJ Sentences Undocumented Woman to 5 Years for Voting and Passport Fraud
HUNTSVILLE Ala
January 19, 2025
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An undocumented woman in Alabama has been sentenced to five years in prison for voter fraud and passport fraud, the North District of Alabama announced on Wednesday.
The woman, 42-year-old Angelica Maria Francisco of Russellville, AL, was sentenced on two counts of false claims of citizenship in connection with voting, one count of false statements in an application for a United States passport, five counts of use of a United States passport obtained by false statements, and one count of aggravated identity theft.
According to the plea agreement, Francisco began claiming the identity of a U.S. Citizen in 2011. Francisco used her identity to obtain a U.S. passport that same year.
Documents show Francisco used a false identity to travel to and from her home country of Guatemala in 2012, 2015, and 2018. She would use the identity to renew her passport in 2022, to travel back to Guatemala.
In addition, Francisco also illegally registered to vote in Alabama under her false identity and voted in both the 2016 and 2020 primary and general elections.
“This sentence sends a clear message that any attempts by non-U.S. citizens to vote in the Northern District of Alabama are unacceptable and will result in serious consequences,” said U.S. Attorney Prim Escalona of the Northern District of Alabama.
The case was investigated by the Department of Social Services with the assistance of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.
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