Hudson County Woman Charged with Illegally Voting in Federal Election and Unlawful Procurement of U.S. Citizenship

NEWARK, N.J. - A Hudson County woman, who is a naturalized citizen who immigrated to the United States from the Dominican Republic, was charged with illegally voting in a federal election and unlawfully procuring citizenship, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer announced today.

Lizabeth Almonte Rosa, 24, of West New York, New Jersey was charged by criminal complaint with voting by an alien in a federal election and unlawfully procuring citizenship. Almonte Rosa had her initial appearance on October 7, 2026, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Stacey D. Adams in federal court in Newark.

According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:

Almonte Rosa was a non-citizen when she was registered to vote. The answers provided in her voter registration form falsely certified and attested that she was a United States citizen. In order to register, and to vote in federal elections, a person must be a United States citizen.

Almonte Rosa voted in-person in the primary election held in June 2022 and the general election held in November 2022. At the time she cast her ballots, Almonte Rosa, who entered the United States from the Dominican Republic on an IR2 visa, was not a United States citizen and was therefore not authorized to vote in federal elections.

After illegally voting in federal elections, Almonte Rosa applied to become a United States citizen by submitting an application for naturalization (an N-400). An N-400 requires the applicant to swear under penalty of perjury that the information provided in the application is complete, true, and correct. In her N-400 application, Almonte Rosa falsely claimed that she had never registered to vote or voted in any federal elections.

The count of voting by an alien carries a maximum sentence of 1 year's imprisonment, and a fine of up to $100,000. The count of unlawfully procuring citizenship carries a maximum sentence of 10 years' imprisonment and a fine of up to $250,000.

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.

The 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 Benjamin D. Bleiberg of the U.S. Attorney's Office's Criminal Division.

The charges and allegations contained in the complaint are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

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