A Peruvian national living in Kansas has been indicted on federal charges after investigators say she falsely claimed U.S. citizenship to register and vote in the 2024 general election.
Mariana Alexandra Dewey was taken into custody Sept. 1 by federal immigration authorities. The Justice Department announced the indictment Thursday, charging her with four counts: falsely claiming U.S. citizenship, falsely claiming citizenship in order to vote, fraudulent election conduct, and voting as an alien in a federal election. Prosecutors note the charges remain allegations unless proven in court.
According to reporting by the Daily Caller, investigators first contacted Dewey in April after she changed addresses. She initially told an investigator she was an American citizen, then later said she was actually a lawful permanent resident. She also acknowledged having voted in the 2024 general election.
Investigators subsequently obtained election records from the Hope Church polling location in Kansas, including a provisional pollbook and a Kansas voter-registration application in which Dewey represented herself as a U.S. citizen.
U.S. Attorney Ryan A. Kriegshauser said the Justice Department is actively pursuing cases involving illegal voting.
“The Department of Justice remains committed to protecting election integrity and is actively investigating and prosecuting these cases,” Kriegshauser said, adding that people ultimately found by a court to have illegally claimed citizenship and voted or attempted to vote in federal elections could face “serious criminal consequences.”
ICE and Homeland Security Investigations officers participated in Dewey’s Sept. 1 arrest. HSI is investigating the case, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Larry Fadler is prosecuting it. Dewey is scheduled to make her initial federal court appearance on Sept. 14.
The White House pointed to the case as it continues to press for tighter voter-eligibility verification. White House spokeswoman Lauren Bis told the Daily Caller that non-citizens found registering or voting would face arrest and prosecution, saying “only Americans should be electing American leaders.”
The indictment comes as President Trump continues pushing Congress to pass the SAVE America Act, which would require documentary proof of citizenship for federal voter registration along with identification requirements for voting. House Speaker Mike Johnson has said Republicans are considering advancing the proposal through the reconciliation process.
The Census Bureau has previously identified at least 24,000 noncitizen voters from an analysis of 2020 election data, a figure frequently cited by supporters of stricter voter-verification laws.
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