A federal grand jury in New Orleans indicted Denise Nataly Migliore, 51, of Franklinton, Louisiana, on June 11, 2026, on four counts arising from her alleged registration and voting as a non-citizen [1]. Migliore, an Australian-born lawful permanent resident, is charged with making false statements to register to vote and with illegally casting ballots in the 2022 and 2024 federal general elections [1].
The indictment rests on two overlapping federal prohibitions. First, 18 U.S.C. § 1015 bars false claims of U.S. citizenship made in connection with voter registration. Second, 52 U.S.C. § 20511 and 18 U.S.C. § 611 prohibit non-citizens from voting in federal elections [1]. Prosecutors allege Migliore checked the citizenship box on her voter registration form knowing she was ineligible, and then voted at least twice under that fraudulent registration [1]. Homeland Security Investigations and the FBI conducted the investigation jointly [1].
The case was brought by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana [1]. It fits within a broader enforcement posture adopted by the Trump administration, which has directed the Department of Justice to prioritize election integrity prosecutions, particularly those involving non-citizen voting. The indictment covers conduct spanning two separate election cycles, a scope that distinguishes it from single-election cases that have drawn comparatively less prosecutorial attention.
Migliore faces up to five years in federal prison on each false-statement count and up to one year on each illegal-voting count, based on the applicable statutory maximums [1]. An indictment is an allegation; Migliore is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty at trial. No trial date has been set publicly, and no plea has been entered in the record as of this reporting.