ROCK HILL, S.C. — Ekam Monfum, a 38-year-old legal permanent resident and non-citizen living in Rock Hill, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for illegally voting as an alien.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office shared the indictment on Wednesday. Prosecutors say Monfum voted in the 2024 election despite not being a U.S. citizen.
The Dept. of Justice says Monfum arrived in the U.S. in December of 2022 and obtained legal permanent resident status because he’s married to a U.S. citizen. The DOJ didn’t specify where Monfum came from or describe his nationality.
According to the indictment, a voter registration was submitted in Monfum’s name in August of 2024, and he later voted.
Prosecutors say the process to register “requires the registrant to affirm that they are a United States citizen.”
The indictment charges Monfum with a single count of illegally voting as an alien.
Monfum faces a maximum penalty of one year in federal prison and a fine of up to $100,000 if convicted.
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