Canadian Charged with Voting Fraud in the U.S. for Casting Ballot in 3 Elections
Federal prosecutors say Christiana Vinette Young voted in the 2022 and 2024 elections despite allegedly knowing she was not a U.S. citizen.
- Federal prosecutors charged 75-year-old Canadian national Christiane Vinette Young with three counts of "voting by an alien" in Florida, alleging she cast ballots while illegally present in the United States.
- Homeland Security Investigations led the probe with help from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Lee County Supervisor of Elections; Assistant Attorney Benjamin Winter is prosecuting the case.
- Prosecutors allege Young voted in the 2022 primary, 2022 general, and 2024 general elections despite knowing she was not a United States citizen. She faces up to three years in federal prison if convicted on all counts.
- Lee County Supervisor of Elections Jenna Persons-Mulicka told Florida's Voice, "I take voter fraud very seriously," and her office stands ready to assist investigators. A new citizenship-verification law takes effect January 1, 2027.
- Young is presumed innocent under law, and officials have not disclosed how she obtained ballots. No court dates for her initial appearance have been announced by the Attorney's Office.
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