Ten people accused of being noncitizens were indicted Wednesday on federal election fraud charges, marking the latest development in what authorities describe as California’s largest voter fraud enforcement operation.
The new indictments raise the total number of defendants in the sprawling Southern California case to 28. Prosecutors allege the suspects improperly registered to vote and cast ballots after falsely stating that they were US citizens.
Those indicted Wednesday include Alexander Muñoz and four other people arrested on Oct. 19, three defendants who had already appeared in court, and two alleged participants who remain at large.
Los Angeles County District Attorney Bill Essayli celebrated the latest court action on social media.
“Our work continues,” Essayli wrote on X. “Today, a federal grand jury returned 10 indictments against noncitizens who registered and voted in California elections as part of Operation Protect the Vote.”
Muñoz was among those taken into custody during the October arrests. Homeland Security Investigations agents arrived at the Belizean national’s home in the City of Commerce at about 6 a.m.
The California Post witnessed the arrest as agents quickly escorted Muñoz from the property. A family member mocked the armed officers as they led him away, saying, “You all need to get a job.”
According to prosecutors, Muñoz falsely identified himself as a US citizen when he registered to vote in September 2019. He is also accused of voting in the 2020 election, twice in 2022 and again in 2024.
Muhammad Khan, 50, of Anaheim, was also named in Wednesday’s indictments. The Pakistani national allegedly submitted a ballot after falsely claiming to be a US citizen.
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Ana Domínguez, 60, a Salvadoran national who lives in Long Beach, was indicted as well. Prosecutors say she improperly registered to vote in July 2006 and later made a false statement on naturalization documents in March by denying that she had ever registered.
Domínguez, José Antonio Bañuelos-Díaz and Jesús Narez-Madrigal were arrested during the Oct. 19 operation, along with Khan and Muñoz.
Authorities made additional arrests in the following days. Carlos Antonio Galeas and Flavio Alejandro Zúñiga were taken into custody on Oct. 20, while Amandeep Kaur was arrested on Oct. 26.
Federal officials said investigators identified the defendants from a database containing more than 20,000 California residents suspected of being noncitizens who had registered to vote before the November midterm elections.
The federal cases include allegations such as making false statements on naturalization applications, in addition to voter registration and election-related offenses.
Two people charged within Essayli’s jurisdiction have not been arrested.
One is Axel Giovani Prera García, 46, a Guatemalan national and Pico Rivera resident. Prosecutors allege he fraudulently registered to vote in 2002 and 2005, then provided false information about those registrations on his naturalization documents in June 2025.
Federal authorities are also searching for Ernesto Gutiérrez Ruvalcaba, 57, a Mexican national from Wilmington. He allegedly registered to vote in February 2024 while falsely claiming to be a US citizen and then cast an illegal ballot the following month.
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