Non-citizen charged with fraudulently voting in numerous elections

Date: Jan. 23, 2026

Contact: newsroom@ci.irs.gov

Birmingham, AL – A federal grand jury in Birmingham has charged a Canadian man after he violated Alabama law by voting in multiple elections as a non-citizen, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona.

A four-count indictment filed in U.S. District Court charges Franc Neil Maloney with fraudulent voting.

According to the indictment, Maloney is a lawful permanent resident that lives in Blount County but has never obtained U.S. citizenship. Despite this, Maloney registered to vote and voted—even though he knew that only U.S. citizens are permitted to do so under Alabama law. In fact, Maloney voted in every major election since registering, including primary and general elections in 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2024.

HSI investigated the case, with the assistance of the Alabama Secretary of State’s Office and IRS-CI. Assistant United States Attorney Brett A. Janich is prosecuting the case.

The maximum penalty for the charged offense is 5 years imprisonment.

IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) is the law enforcement arm of the IRS, responsible for conducting financial crime investigations, including tax fraud, narcotics trafficking, money laundering, public corruption, healthcare fraud, identity theft and more. IRS-CI special agents are the only federal law enforcement agents with investigative jurisdiction over violations of the Internal Revenue Code, obtaining a 90% federal conviction rate. The agency has 19 field offices located across the U.S. and 14 attaché posts abroad.