Middlesex County Man Charged With Voter Fraud

MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — A Slovakian national living in Middlesex County was arrested and charged with illegally voting in a federal election and making false statements while applying for United States citizenship, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer announced today.

Marian Charitun, 62, of Middlesex County, had resident alien status at the time. But he was not allowed to vote in federal, state or local elections.

He was charged by criminal complaint with voting by an alien in a federal election and procurement of citizenship or naturalization unlawfully.

Here is the federal criminal complaint against Charitun: content.govdelivery.com/attachments/USDOJUSAO/2026/07/02/file_attachments/3703209/Charitun.Complaint.pdf

According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:

In order to register to vote and vote in federal elections, a person must be a United States citizen. Charitun was not a citizen of the United States when he registered to vote in New Jersey. On his voter registration form, however, Charitun falsely said he was a United States citizen, said federal prosecutors.

After his application to register was approved, Charitun, still without United States citizenship, voted in the November 8, 2022 midterm election for Congress, said prosecutors.

Then, after illegally voting in a federal election, Charitun applied to become a United States citizen by submitting an application for naturalization (an “N-400”). An N-400 requires the applicant to swear under penalty of perjury that the information provided in the application is complete, true, and correct. However, Charitun falsely claimed in his N-400 to have never registered to vote or to have voted in any federal elections.

If convicted, the count of voting by an alien in a federal election carries a maximum penalty of 1 year in prison. The count of unlawful procurement of citizenship or naturalization carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.