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15-05-2025
- Politics
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Jamaican Citizen Arrested for Making a False Claim of Citizenship to Register to Vote in the 2024 Presidential Primary Election
PANAMA CITY, Fla. – Jacqueline Dianne Wallace, 52, a Jamaican citizen, has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint and charged with unlawfully making a false claim of citizenship in order to register to vote in the 2024 Florida presidential primary election. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Florida announced the charge after Wallace made her initial appearance in federal court in Tallahassee. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services provided valuable assistance to the investigation. According to the criminal complaint, Wallace entered the United States in December 2010 on a six month B-2 tourism visa and did not return to Jamaica as required. In January 2024, Wallace registered to vote in federal elections using an online system that required certification of United States citizenship, which she did not have. In August 2024, Wallace cast a ballot in the federal 2024 Florida presidential primary. Wallace was arrested by agents with Homeland Security Investigations and investigators of the Bay County Sheriff's Office. If convicted, she faces up to five years in prison and will be subject to removal from the United States. HSI Tampa and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Office of Executive Investigations, Election Crime Unit investigated the case. They were assisted by the Florida Department of State, Office of Election Crimes and Security; the Bay County Sheriff's Office; the Bay County Supervisor of Elections; and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Assistant United States Attorney Eric Welch is prosecuting the case. This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations, and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. A criminal complaint is an allegation by a sworn affiant that a defendant has committed a violation of federal criminal law and is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent and entitled to due process, to include a fair trial, during which it is the government's burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial. Protecting the integrity of the immigration process is a priority for USCIS. To report suspected immigration benefit fraud or abuse to USCIS, please use the USCIS Tip Form. For more information on USCIS and its programs, please visit or follow us on X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, YouTube, Facebook and LinkedIn.
Business Mayor
06-05-2025
- Business Mayor
USCIS Assists in Investigation Leading to Conviction of Indian Citizen for Submitting Fraudulent Immigration Application
BURLINGTON, Vt. – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services provided valuable assistance to the investigation that led to the conviction of an Indian citizen for submitting a fraudulent immigration application. The U.S Attorney's Office in Vermont announced the conviction and sentencing of Nasir Hussain for submitting a false statement of material fact on an immigration application, specifically an I-360 Violence Against Women Act ('VAWA') self-petition. Immediately following his conviction at trial, Hussain was sentenced to time-served. According to court records and evidence presented at trial, Hussain traveled to Connecticut in October of 2021 for the purpose of entering a sham marriage to a U.S. citizen. Hussain never saw the woman prior to or after the date of the wedding. Hussain then paid for insurance policies in the name of his 'wife,' subscribed to magazines in her name, and ordered merchandise in her name, all to manufacture evidence that Hussain and his 'wife' were living together at his Orlando residence. After manufacturing this evidence, Hussain went to an urgent care facility, and falsely claimed he was abused by his 'wife.' Hussain submitted the manufactured evidence and medical records to USCIS in support of an I-360 VAWA self-petition, claiming he was the spouse of an abusive U.S. citizen with whom he had been living in an Orlando apartment. Evidence at trial, including testimony of his 'wife' and former roommates, established beyond a reasonable doubt that Hussain's 'wife' never lived in Florida, and therefore could never have abused him as he alleged. Had Hussain's immigration petition been successful, he would have been awarded a VAWA visa and potentially lawful permanent residence status in the United States. Hussain has been in federal custody since his arrest in May of 2023 on a wire fraud conspiracy charge. The wire fraud case went to trial in October 2024, resulted in a jury verdict of guilty, which was subsequently set aside by the court via a judgment of acquittal. The United States has entered a notice of appeal of the judgment of acquittal that remains pending. This investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with valuable support provided by USCIS. To report suspected immigration benefit fraud or abuse to USCIS, please use the USCIS Tip Form. For more information on USCIS and its programs, please visit or follow us on X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, YouTube, Facebook and LinkedIn. READ SOURCE
