Cuban man arrested after illegally voting in Florida, FDLE says

Nathaniel Rodriguez
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MIAMI (WFLA) — The Florida Department of Law Enforcement arrested a Cuban man after he was caught illegally voting multiple times, according to a release.

Friday, the FDLE said Lazaro Valle-Villar, “a six-time convicted felon” in Miami-Dade County, filled out two voter registration applications in February 2020 and November 2021 while falsely stating he was a citizen of the United States.

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According to officials, Valle-Villar illegally voted in two local elections back in 2021.

“Voter fraud in any election jeopardizes the integrity of all elections,” FDLE Commissioner Mark Glass said. “FDLE’s Election Crime Unit and Department of State’s Office of Election Crimes and Security are steadfast in making sure that the criminals that commit these crimes will not go unpunished in Florida.”

Valle-Villar was arrested Wednesday on charges of submitting false voter registration to secretary of state, voting as an unqualified elector, submission of false voter registration and false affirmation regarding voting or elections.

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