Alien Admits to Illegally Voting in Federal Election

TRENTON, N.J. - An Ocean County man admitted to illegally voting in a federal election, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer announced.

Eliezer Kadoch, a resident of Toms River, New Jersey, who is not a citizen of the United States, pleaded guilty yesterday to one count of voting by an alien in a federal election before U.S. Magistrate Judge J. Brendan Day in Trenton federal court.

According to documents filed in the case and statements made in court, Kadoch, 39, is a citizen of France and has never been a citizen of the United States. In November 2022, Kadoch voted in the midterm election that was held in part for the purpose of electing a Member of the United States House of Representatives.

The voting by an alien charge carries a maximum penalty of up to 6 months in prison and a $100,000 fine. Sentencing is scheduled before Judge Day on October 26, 2026.

U.S. Attorney Frazer credited special agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Stefanie Roddy; Homeland Security Investigations, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Michael McCarthy, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, with the investigation.

This case was brought under the United States Attorney's Office's Election Integrity Task Force, a coalition of federal law enforcement partners focused on preserving and protecting the integrity of elections conducted in the District of New Jersey.

The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph McFarlane of the U.S. Attorney's Office's Special Prosecutions Division.

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Defense Counsel: Yosef Jacobovitch, Esq.