Fifth Non-Citizen Charged in Federal Crackdown on Illegal Voting in Clark County

LAS VEGAS, NV — Federal prosecutors unsealed criminal charges Friday afternoon against an Argentine national accused of illegally casting a ballot in Clark County, marking the fifth non-citizen indicted in Southern Nevada in recent days under a coordinated federal election integrity sweep.

The criminal information—announced Friday, October 30, 2026, by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada—stems from a joint investigative effort led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

According to federal charging instruments filed at the Lloyd D. George U.S. Courthouse, the defendant, identified as Argentine citizen Mendoza, is charged with one count of voting by an alien.

Court records state that despite lacking U.S. citizenship, the defendant registered and cast a ballot in Clark County during a federal general election cycle.

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|       FEDERAL ILLEGAL VOTING ENFORCEMENT DOSSIER       |
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|  - Date / Filing Notice: Friday, Oct. 30, 2026         |
|  - Prosecuting Agency: U.S. Attorney's Office (D. Nev.)|
|  - Investigating Agencies: FBI & Homeland Security     |
|    Investigations (HSI)                                |
|  - Defendant: Mendoza, Citizen of Argentina            |
|  - Venue: Clark County, Nevada (Las Vegas)             |
|  - Statutory Charge: Voting by an Alien (18 U.S.C.)    |
|  - Penalties: Up to 1 Year Prison, $100,000 Fine       |
|  - Enforcement Scope: 5th Non-Citizen Charged Across   |
|    Nevada Election Crackdown (Clark & Washoe Counties) |
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Coordinated Federal Sweeps Across Nevada

The charge is part of a series of targeted filings brought by the U.S. Attorney’s Office across Nevada over the past week.

Court dockets reveal that federal investigators have charged lawful permanent residents originally from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Afghanistan, and the Philippines with unlawfully participating in federal elections across Clark and Washoe counties.

Federal authorities highlighted that under Title 18 of the United States Code, it is a federal crime for any non-citizen—including lawful green card holders—to vote in an election held in part to select candidates for federal office.

“Ensuring the integrity of the ballot box and strictly upholding citizenship voter eligibility statutes is a bedrock constitutional obligation,” federal authorities emphasized in prosecutorial briefs.

Judicial Steps and Immigration Exposure

An initial court appearance date for Mendoza will be docketed before a U.S. Magistrate Judge in Las Vegas.

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|             LEGAL & IMMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES           |
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|  • Criminal Sanctions: Statutory maximum of 12 months  |
|    in federal prison and fines up to $100,000          |
|  • Immigration Impact: Conviction under federal voting |
|    statutes constitutes an aggravated ground for       |
|    deportation and permanent denial of naturalization  |
|  • Inter-Agency Data Matching: FBI/HSI cross-matching  |
|    DMV voter rolls with federal immigration databases  |
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Beyond statutory criminal penalties, non-citizens convicted of unlawful voting face immediate referral to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for deportation proceedings and permanent bars to future citizenship.

Source: U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Nevada Official Case Briefing (Published Oct. 30, 2026), Federal Bureau of Investigation Las Vegas Field Office Dispatches.