WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:

HONOLULU - United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that Polish national Dawid Nalepa, 45, was charged yesterday by Information with unlawfully voting as an alien.

Nalepa came to the United States in or around 2020 through the Visa Waiver Program, which he overstayed before applying for permanent resident status. According to court records, Nalepa was not a United States citizen when he cast a vote in the November 2024 general election. Nalepa understood he was not a citizen at the time he cast his ballot.

If convicted, Nalepa faces up to one year in prison, a fine of up to $100,000, and a te...