Canadian Permanent Resident Charged With Illegal Voting In Multiple U.S. Elections
A Canadian permanent resident, Sunny Manhertz, was charged in Boston federal court on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, with unlawful voting in multiple federal and state elections and faces up to six years in prison.[1]
Federal prosecutors charged Manhertz with one federal count of unlawful voting by aliens and a state-law count alleging false or fraudulent ballots.[1] Investigators say they questioned him at his Saugus home on May 11, 2026, where he allegedly admitted registering and voting.[1] Cell-site data also reportedly placed his phone near his polling place on November 5, 2024.[1]
On March 1, 2016, Manhertz submitted a Massachusetts voter registration form in Saugus and checked "Yes" to the question "Are you a Citizen of the United States of America?" Fox News Prosecutors say Saugus records show he voted in federal elections in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 and that he has been voting since 2008.[1] Manhertz became a permanent U.S. resident in 1987 and never naturalized, prosecutors say.[1]
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- On March 1, 2016, Sunny Manhertz submitted a Massachusetts voter registration form in Saugus and checked "Yes" to the question "Are you a Citizen of the United States of America?"
- Prosecutors say Saugus records show Manhertz, a Canadian lawful permanent resident, voted in federal elections in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 and has been voting since 2008.
- On May 11, 2026, investigators questioned Manhertz at his home, where he allegedly admitted registering and voting, and cell-site data showed his phone near his polling place on November 5, 2024.
- He is charged with one federal count of unlawful voting by aliens and one state-law count involving false or fraudulent ballots and faces up to six years in prison.
- Manhertz became a permanent U.S. resident in 1987, never naturalized, and appeared in Boston federal court on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
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