Federal prosecutors have indicted a Canadian citizen living in North Carolina on charges of voting illegally in U.S. elections, including the 2022 midterms and the 2024 presidential race.
Denis Bouchard, 69, has lived in the United States since the 1960s but never obtained American citizenship. Prosecutors say he falsely claimed to be a U.S. citizen on voter registration applications and cast ballots in at least two federal elections.
Suspected of Voting for Two Decades
Authorities believe Bouchard’s illegal voting may go back much further. U.S. Attorney Ellis Boyle said records suggest he participated in local elections in New Hanover and Pender counties for nearly 20 years.
“Every single time a noncitizen casts an illegal vote in North Carolina, it steals and nullifies the vote of an actual citizen,” Boyle said. “We intend to prove his illegal conduct in court and put an end to it.”
Bouchard was indicted Tuesday on charges of illegal voter registration and illegal voting. If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison per count.
Ongoing Crackdown on Foreign Voting
The indictment is part of the Trump administration’s