Peruvian Alien Indicted for Illegally Voting

WICHITA, Kan. - A federal grand jury in Wichita indicted a Peruvian alien with multiple criminal offenses arising from allegedly voting in a federal election despite not being a U.S. citizen. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Kansas made the announcement. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services assisted the investigation.

According to court documents, Mariana Alexandra Dewey, 24, of Wichita is charged with one count of false claim of citizenship, one count of false claim of U.S. citizenship to vote, one count of fraudulent election conduct, and one count of voting by an alien in a federal election.

In November 2024, Dewey allegedly falsely represented herself to be a U.S. citizen to register to vote in an election that included federal, state, and local offices. She is further accused of casting a ballot that included candidates for U.S. president, vice president, Senate, and House of Representatives after falsely certifying that she was a U.S. citizen and eligible to vote.

Dewey is scheduled to make her initial court appearance on Sept. 14 before a U.S. magistrate judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations is investigating the case.

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