A Chinese national living in Massachusetts was arrested Wednesday after federal prosecutors said he impersonated another Chinese national to register and vote in the 2024 presidential election — then reported the alleged victim to immigration authorities for illegally voting.Yupeng Sun, 33, of Andover, was charged with one count of fraudulent voter registration and one count of fraudulent voting, according to the U.S.Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts.The criminal complaint alleges Sun admitted during a July interview with federal investigators that he registered the victim to vote and later cast a ballot using the man's identity."I tell you the truth, I register," Sun told investigators when shown the victim's voter registration information, according to the complaint.CANADIAN NONCITIZEN ACCUSED OF ILLEGALLY VOTING IN FEDERAL AND STATE ELECTIONSAn anonymous tip accusing a Massachusetts permanent resident of illegally voting in the 2024 presidential election included a screenshot of the victim’s voter registration status, according to a federal criminal complaint.
(Department of Justice)After investigators showed Sun a photograph of the early voting ballot envelope submitted at Malden City Hall on Oct.31, 2024, Sun allegedly responded, "I used his name to vote."Massachusetts voter records show the ballot cast under the victim's name was accepted for the 2024 presidential election, according to the complaint.Sun previously rented a room from the victim and his family in Malden, and investigators allege he also impersonated the victim and his wife in immigration documents requesting that they abandon their legal permanent resident status.When the couple returned from an international trip in June 2024, their green cards were confiscated and they were placed into removal proceedings.
An immigration judge restored their legal permanent resident status in January 2026, after finding their testimony credible and receiving forensic evidence that they...