Nigerian national indicted for illegally voting

Kansas City, KAN. – A federal grand jury in Topeka returned an indictment charging a Nigerian national with falsely claiming to be a United States citizen to illegally vote in elections. 

According to court documents, George Olawunmi Johnson, 67, who was residing in Olathe, Kansas, is charged with one count of false claim to United States citizenship, one count of false claim to United States citizenship in order to vote, one count of fraudulent election conduct, and one count of voting by an alien in a federal election.

Johnson is accused of falsely indicating that he is a U.S. citizen while registering to vote in February 2010 in Johnson County, Kansas. In November 2024, Johnson allegedly cast a ballot in Kansas that included candidates for the offices of U.S. President, Vice President, Senate, and House of Representatives after falsely certifying that he was eligible to vote as a U.S. citizen when he is in fact a permanent resident. 

Johnson made his his initial court appearance September 23, 2026, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell of the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas.

Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) is investigating the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Larry Fadler is prosecuting the case.

An indictment is merely an allegation, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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