FIRST ON FOX: Attorneys representing a French national who recently admitted to illegally casting a ballot in the 2022 federal midterm elections told Fox News Digital that he thought he was allowed to vote because he was automatically registered when he received his New Jersey driver’s license.Eliezer Kadoch, 39, of Toms River, pleaded guilty to voting by an alien in a federal election before U.S.Magistrate Judge J.
Brandon Day in Trenton federal court, according to a statement from the U.S.Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey.Though Kadoch is a citizen of France and has never held U.S.
citizenship, he illegally voted on Nov.8, 2022, during an election that was held in part to elect members of the U.S.
House of Representatives, according to court documents.FOUR NONCITIZENS CHARGED WITH ILLEGALLY VOTING IN 2020, 2022 AND 2024 FEDERAL ELECTIONS IN NEW JERSEYFILE - The Department of Homeland Security has directed U.S.Immigration and Customs Enforcement to deport undocumented immigrants who vote in American elections.
(Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo)Attorney Yosef Jacobovitch, who is representing Kadoch, told Fox News Digital that when his client cast the ballot, he "mistakenly believed" he was legally permitted to vote because he had been automatically registered when he obtained his New Jersey driver’s license."Mr.Kadoch accepted responsibility for his actions," Jacobovitch said.
"...There was never any intent to violate the law or cast an unlawful ballot.
Unfortunately, the offense to which he pleaded guilty does not require proof of criminal intent, and he now fully understands that."Kadoch now faces up to six months in federal prison and a $100,000 fine, according to officials.His sentencing is scheduled for Oct.
26.SUPREME COURT HANDS TRUMP TWO MAJOR IMMIGRATION VICTORIESFILE - A woman wearing gloves drops off a mail-in ballot at a drop box in Hackensack, N.J.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)The America First Police Institute (AFPI) reported th...