Man Indicted on 140 Counts for Alleged Voter Fraud Scheme in New York

Published on December 22, 2023

A Queens man has been arraigned on a 140-count indictment, accused of orchestrating an extensive voter fraud scheme during the 2022 Democratic primary election, the county’s district attorney announced. A press release by Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz on Tuesday reveals that Abdul Rahman, 32, stands accused of allegedly submitting 20 fraudulent absentee ballot applications in August 2022, during the Democratic primary. The charges against Mr. Rahman include 20 counts each of falsifying business records in the first degree, falsifying business records in the second degree, criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree, offering a false instrument for filing in the second degree, offering a false instrument for filing in the first degree, criminal possession of a forged instrument in the third degree, and illegal voting....