AG Paxtons Office to Prosecute Two Counts of Non-Citizen Voter Fraud from Harris County

Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that his office will prosecute a non-U.S. citizen who was indicted by a Montgomery County grand jury on two counts of election fraud related to the November 2016 presidential election in Harris County. Laura Janeth Garza a Mexican national is charged with voter impersonation and ineligible voting both second-degree felonies. If convicted she faces two to 20 years in prison and a $10000 fine. A joint investigation by Attorney General Paxtons office and the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) determined that Garza obtained documents to steal the identity of a U.S. citizen and illegally register to vote in Harris County. She cast ballots in 2004 2012 and 2016.

This case demonstrates my offices commitment to protecting the integrity of elections Attorney General Paxton said. We will continue to do everything in our power to safeguard the electoral process in Texas.

Attorney General Paxtons office is working with DPS on the investigation and prosecution of the charges. Garzas case came to light when a citizen attempted to obtain a U.S. Passport only to discover that Garza had already done so using the womans identity. As a result the U.S. State Department referred Garzas case to the Criminal Investigations Division of DPS which ultimately handed it over to the Office of the Attorney General for an election fraud investigation. View the indictment here: https://bit.ly/2wCTZmt