Illegal Alien Charged with Fraudulently Voting in 2024 Federal Election

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Mahady Sacko, 50, of Philadelphia was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with fraudulent voting in the 2024 federal election by an illegal alien.

Sacko is an illegal alien who was ordered deported in 2000.  Despite being an illegal alien, Sacko allegedly unlawfully voted in person in the 2024 general election for federal office.  Sacko falsely represented that he was a U.S. citizen in order to vote and register to vote.

If convicted, the defendant faces a maximum possible sentence of five years in prison.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Homeland Security Investigations. 

The charges and allegations contained in the indictment are merely accusations. Every defendant is presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.