Chinese Alien Charged with Voter Fraud in Massachusetts

Defendant allegedly impersonated another Chinese alien and voted in the 2024 presidential election under victim's name

BOSTON - A Chinese alien residing in Andover, Mass., was arrested for submitting a fraudulent voter registration and ballot in the 2024 presidential election using the name of another Chinese alien. The defendant also allegedly submitted fraudulent immigration forms on behalf of the Chinese alien and his wife, resulting in the confiscation of the victims' Green Cards and their being placed into removal proceedings. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services supported the investigation. The U.S. attorney's office made the annoucement.

Yupeng Sun, 33, was charged with one count of fraudulent voter registration and one count of fraudulent voting. According to court filings, on Oct. 10, 2024, Sun allegedly submitted an online voter registration through the Secretary of the Commonwealth's website impersonating another Chinese alien with lawful permanent resident status residing in Massachusetts. On Oct. 31, 2024, Sun allegedly continued to impersonate the other Chinese alien and submitted an early voting ballot at Malden City Hall for the 2024 U.S. presidential election.

After registering to vote and voting as the victim, Sun allegedly submitted several anonymous tips in April and May 2026 to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations and USCIS stating that the victim "illegally voted in the 2024 U.S. presidential election" and noting that "[h]e is not a U.S. citizen but a permanent resident."

It is further alleged that Sun impersonated the same Chinese national and his Chinese national wife in fraudulent forms submitted to USCIS in April 2024 requesting to abandon their LPR status. When the couple returned from an international trip in June 2024, they were subjected to secondary inspection at Logan Airport in Boston, had their Green Cards confiscated, and were placed into removal proceedings allegedly as a result of Sun's submission of fraudulent forms.

The charges of fraudulent registration and fraudulent voting each provide for a sentence of up to five years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000. The defendant is subject to deportation upon completion of any sentence imposed. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.

United States Attorney Leah Foley and Jeff Grimming, acting special agent in charge of HSI in New England made the announcement. Valuable assistance in the investigation was provided by the Lexington Police Department and the Andover Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney James J. Nagelberg of the Major Crimes Unit is prosecuting the case.

The details contained in the charging documents are allegations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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