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Illegal Voter Arrest Sparks Debate on Election Integrity

3/11/2026

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Mahady Sacko, a Mauritanian national, was arrested in Philadelphia for voting illegally in seven federal elections since 2008.
Federal authorities, including the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the FBI, charged him with voter fraud.
Investigators say he registered and voted despite not being a U.S. citizen.
Sacko was ordered removed from the United States in 2002 but remained under immigration supervision.
The case has revived debate over the SAVE America Act.

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Story summary

Mahady Sacko, a Mauritanian national, was arrested in Philadelphia for voting illegally in seven federal elections since 2008.
Federal authorities, including the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the FBI, charged him with voter fraud.
Investigators say he registered and voted despite not being a U.S. citizen.
Sacko was ordered removed from the United States in 2002 but remained under immigration supervision.
The case has revived debate over the SAVE America Act.