MIAMI — This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (USAO - Florida, Southern), published as received.

MIAMI – Three noncitizens have pleaded guilty in separate federal cases to illegally voting in federal elections and related election offenses.

Federal law requires that a person be a U.S. citizen to register and vote in federal elections. According to court records, the defendants knowingly registered and voted in federal elections despite being ineligible to do so because they were to U.S. citizens.

“Voting in federal elections is one of the most important rights and responsibilities of American citizenship,” said U.S. Attorney Jason A. Reding Quiñones for the Southern District of Florida. “Federal law is clear: only United States citizens may vote in federal elections. These defendants admitted that they knowingly violated that law. The Southern District of Florida is committed to protecting the integrity of our elections and ensuring that those who undermine public confidence in the electoral process are held accountable.”

Moises Lima Junior, a Brazilian national who became a lawful permanent resident on Jan. 17, 2024, registered to vote on Feb. 18, 2024, and falsely claimed to be a U.S. citizen. On Oct. 21, 2024, Lima Junior knowingly voted in a federal election despite knowing he was not a U.S. citizen. He pleaded guilty to making a false claim of citizenship in order to vote and voting by an alien on February 12 and was sentenced on May 27.

Gordon Louis, a Haitian national and a convicted felon, knowingly voted in the 2020 general election for federal offices, including President, Vice President, and member of the House of Representatives, despite knowing he was not a U.S. citizen. Louis pleaded guilty to voting by an alien and was sentenced on April 15.

Roberto Figueredo, a Cuban national whose lawful permanent resident status had been revoked and who had been ordered removed from the U.S., submitted a Florida voter registration application on Jan. 29, 2020, falsely claiming to be a U.S. citizen and falsely affirming that he was eligible to vote. At the time, Figueredo was a convicted felon whose voting rights had not been restored. On Oct. 1, 2020, he knowingly cast a ballot in a federal election. Figueredo pleaded guilty to casting a false ballot and voting by an alien on Sept. 30, 2025 and was sentenced on February 4.

U.S. Attorney Reding Quiñones and Acting Special Agent in Charge José R. Figueroa of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Miami, made the announcement.

HSI Miami and HSI Fort Lauderdale investigated the cases, with assistance from the U.S. Department of State Diplomatic Security Service and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Christopher Killoran and Timothy Farina prosecuted the cases.

Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Southern District of Florida at www.flsd.uscourts.gov or at http://pacer.flsd.uscourts.gov, under case numbers 25-cr-60254 (Lima Junior), 25-cr-20237 (Louis), and 25-cr-80094 (Figueredo).

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