The U.S. Department of Justice’s national roundup lists 16 noncitizens charged in election-related cases, but separate Idaho announcements name two defendants, creating an unexplained mismatch in the agency’s count.
The department’s Oct. 16 list assigns 10 defendants to North Carolina, five to New York and one to Idaho: Taralynn Kathleen Bosco, 48. The District of Idaho said it filed separate cases on Oct. 7 against Bosco and Stanley Richard Walton, 82, both Canadian citizens accused of voting in the 2022 general election. The district announcements name 17 defendants in all: 10 in North Carolina, five in New York and two in Idaho. The releases do not explain why the national roundup includes Bosco but not Walton.
In North Carolina, a federal grand jury indicted 10 people on Oct. 15. Prosecutors allege they falsely claimed U.S. citizenship when registering and voting in the 2024 general election. The Eastern District of North Carolina’s individual charge list gives nine defendants an additional count of voting by an alien; Mervin Sylvester Bogle is listed with a false-citizenship count only. The national roundup describes all 10 as charged with illegal voting in 2024. The releases do not reconcile the different descriptions.
Five lawful permanent residents appeared on charges in New York on Oct. 13 and 14. Their complaints allege they knowingly voted in an election that included a federal contest. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York said a conviction could bring up to one year in prison and a fine of up to $100,000.
Ellis Boyle, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, said, “Every voting citizen is a victim every time.” WRAL reported that eight North Carolina defendants appeared in court on Oct. 15 and were released without bond. The outlet quoted Robert Harold Corbett saying he thought he was “a dual citizen.”
The Justice Department says the cases remain allegations and that the defendants retain the presumption of innocence. Its releases identify no changed election result or quantified electoral effect. Bosco and Walton are scheduled for initial court appearances Oct. 26, according to the Idaho office.
