MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama Sec. of State Wes Allen on Tuesday announced that his office assisted the U.S. Department of State, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, the Franklin County District Attorney’s Office, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and the Russellville Police Department with an investigation that led to the arrests of three individuals for identity theft.
According to the indictment, each used identification that was not his or her own to register to vote and vote in the names of identity theft victims. Allen said Teresa Martin Pascual, Maria Juan Pascual and Luis Balderman were arrested on March 15, 2023. The three are not qualified to vote, are not United States citizens and had no right to participate in Alabama’s elections, according to Allen.
“I am incredibly appreciative of the efforts of the law enforcement agencies who worked together to indict and apprehend these three individuals,” Allen said. “My office will always assist law enforcement in every way possible to seek convictions of individuals who attempt to illegally vote in our elections. We will not tolerate a single illegal voter attempting to participate in our elections.”
Alabama law requires that registered voters must be legal United States citizens.
