ALBANY, NY (WRGB) — Two New York state residents each face federal voting fraud charges, accused of voting without being U.S. citizens.
On October 30, 2026, Pooja Pawse, 31, of Lake Placid, and Mobin Tora Kheil, 33, of Troy, appeared on separate complaints charging voting by an alien.
First Assistant United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III and Anthony Patrone, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Buffalo Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), made the announcement.
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The complaint against Pawse, an Indian national, alleges that she voted in the 2024 General Election while knowing that she was not a United States citizen. The complaint against Tora Kheil, an Afghan national, alleges that he voted in the 2024 General Election while knowing that he was not a United States citizen. Both defendants are legal…
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