MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A 23-year-old woman pleaded guilty to charges related to illegal voting in Miami-Dade County, federal prosecutors and Homeland Security Investigations announced on Tuesday.

On two voter registration forms submitted to the Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections, Valery Zidor falsely claimed to be a U.S. citizen, according to federal prosecutors.

Zidor, who was born in Haiti, cast a ballot in the 2024 General Election in Miami-Dade, according to U.S. Attorney Jason A. Reding Quiñones for the Southern District of Florida.

“Election laws have meaning only if they are enforced,” Reding Quiñones said in a statement. “Working with HSI and our law enforcement partners, we will continue to investigate and prosecute deliberate violations of federal election law.”

Zidor pleaded guilty to two counts of making a false claim of citizenship to vote and one count of voting by an alien. She faces up to five years in federal prison.

Woman pleads guilty to illegal voting charges after registering in Miami-Dade, feds say

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