Three Liberian Nationals Among Ten Noncitizens Indicted in Minnesota Voting Probe
The U.S. Embassy compound in Monrovia (file photo, illustrative of the U.S.-Liberia relationship, not of the case described). Photo: U.S. Department of Defense / Cpl. A. Olguin, USMC, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
A federal grand jury in Minnesota has indicted three Liberian nationals, part of a group of ten noncitizens, on charges of falsely claiming U.S. citizenship and voting in the November 2024 election.
Three Liberian nationals are among ten noncitizens indicted by a federal grand jury in Minnesota on charges connected to voting in the November 5, 2024 U.S. election, federal authorities announced this week. The indictments were returned on September 24, 2026.
The three Liberians named in the indictment are Bhator Konah Bryant, 61, charged with falsely claiming U.S. citizenship in order to vote; and Alan Barbu Kargbo, 48, and Chis Adam Pettiquoi, 43, each charged with falsely claiming citizenship and voting as an alien. All three cases remain at the indictment stage, meaning the charges are accusations and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.
The cases were brought by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Minnesota, working with the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations unit, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. "Our message to aliens who vote in American elections is clear: we will find you, arrest you, and you will face the consequences," Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's department said in a statement accompanying the announcement, which named acting DHS official Markwayne Mullin.
Under U.S. federal law, falsely claiming citizenship to vote carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine, while voting as a noncitizen is a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in prison and a $100,000 fine. Liberia Today could not immediately confirm further details about the individuals' backgrounds or legal representation, and will update this story as more information becomes available.