(WWJ) Charges have been filed against five non-citizens who allegedly voted in the 2024 general election in Michigan, along with one citizen who allegedly registered her non-citizen spouse to vote.
Attorney General Dana Nessel said there were 16 cases of suspected non-citizen voting in the 2024 general election referred to her office in 2025, with an additional 22 referred this year.
Charges against the six include election law forgery, unqualified elector attempting to vote and fraudulent registration.
The following details were released by the AG's office on Thursday:
- Michael Akioya: A lawful permanent resident accused of attesting to U.S. citizenship to vote by absentee ballot in Oak Park during the 2024 election. Charged with making false statements on an absent voter application and return envelope. Next court appearance: Aug. 25 (45th District Court).
- Kimberley DiDonato: A U.S. citizen accused of posing as her non-citizen husband to illegally register him online in April 2024, before later attempting to cancel it. DiDonato claimed she was "testing system vulnerabilities." Charged with Election Law Forgery and Using a Computer to Commit a Crime. Next court appearance: Aug. 20 (52-2 District Court).
- Alondra Harker: A limited-term alien resident accused of registering and voting in person in Three Rivers during the 2024 general election. Charged with Election Law – Fraudulent Registration. Next court appearance: Sept. 10 (3B District Court).
- Harumi Michael: A lawful permanent resident accused of registering and voting in person in Commerce Township. Charged with two counts of Election Law Forgery, Unqualified Elector Attempting to Vote, and Voter Registration – False Statement. Next court appearance: Aug. 27 (6th Circuit Court).
- Robert Piva: A lawful permanent resident who registered online and voted early in person in Roseville, claiming his vote was an "experiment concerning voter fraud." Charged with Election Law Perjury, Unqualified Elector Attempting to Vote, and Fraudulent Registration. Next court appearance: Aug. 26 (39th District Court).
- Basanth Sadasivian: A non-citizen residing in the U.K. accused of using a Bloomfield Hills address to register and vote in 2024 via the Federal Post Card Application system. Charged with Election Law – Unqualified Elector Attempting to Vote.
“In my office, we’ve always taken election crimes seriously, and prosecute attacks on our voting systems to the fullest extent of the law,” said Attorney General Nessel, in a statement.
“We’re upholding election integrity by investigating all claims of non-citizen voters, as rare as they are, and holding bad actors accountable when they refuse to abide by the laws that keep our elections safe and secure. These charges reflect the severity of the allegations, the sanctity of our democracy, and the tremendous consequences of voting illegally— whether that’s done to try and ‘test’ security measures or to make an unlawful vote count.”
The AG said six more cases referred to her office in 2025 were investigated and closed without any charge filed. A review over 22 more open cases referred in 2025 and 2026 is ongoing.
