The United States Department of Justice has announced charges and guilty pleas involving 12 individuals in connection with alleged illegal voting, fraudulent voter registration and other election-related offences across the country.

Among those charged is 67-year-old Nigerian national George Olawunmi Johnson, a lawful permanent resident of the United States.

The Justice Department said in a statement on Monday, September 28, 2026, that the cases involved voting by non-citizens in federal elections, false claims of US citizenship to register or vote, false statements on citizenship applications and the alleged disposal of about 300 mail-in ballots by a former postal carrier.

Johnson, who was residing in Olathe, Kansas, faces four charges: false claim to United States citizenship, false claim to United States citizenship in order to vote, fraudulent election conduct and voting by an alien in a federal election.

According to the indictment, Johnson allegedly falsely indicated that he was a US citizen when he registered to vote in Johnson County, Kansas, in February 2010.

Prosecutors further allege that he cast a ballot in Kansas during the November 2024 federal election, which included candidates for president, vice-president, the Senate and the House of Representatives, after falsely certifying that he was eligible to vote as a US citizen.

Johnson, who is a permanent resident rather than a US citizen, made his initial appearance before US Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell in the US District Court for the District of Kansas on September 23, according to federal prosecutors.

Homeland Security Investigations is investigating the case, while Assistant US Attorney Larry Fadler is prosecuting Johnson.

The Justice Department said the wider enforcement action involved 12 individuals, including three people it described as illegal aliens. Other cases involved nationals from Canada, Haiti, Mexico and the Philippines, among others.

The department also said a former US Postal Service employee was charged over the alleged unlawful disposal of mail entrusted to him, including approximately 300 mail-in ballots intended for registered voters in Utah.

The Justice Department stressed that complaints, indictments and informations contain allegations, and that all defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.