Sanjar Jamilov, Voter Registration Fraud, Florida 2023

Tampa, Florida – In a shocking turn of events, a foreign national has pleaded guilty to conspiring to submit over 100 fraudulent voter registrations in Pinellas County, Florida.

Sanjar Jamilov, a 32-year-old Uzbekistan native, faces a maximum penalty of 5 years in federal prison for his role in the scheme. A sentencing date has not yet been set.

According to the plea agreement, Dmitry Shushlebin, a 45-year-old Russian national, hired Jamilov and others to submit the fraudulent voter registration applications in February and March 2023. The applications were submitted in names other than their own, in envelopes with return and address labels that were identically formatted, including containing the same typographical error, and bore various indicia of fraud.

The Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections was able to detect the fraud and rejected the fraudulent applications. Change of address forms were also submitted to the U.S. Postal Service to route mail to the names and addresses on the fraudulent applications to three locations that Shushlebin and Jamilov allegedly controlled.

Jamilov's guilty plea comes as a result of an investigation by the United States Postal Inspection Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Daniel J. Marcet and Trial Attorney Leo Wise from the Justice Department's Public Integrity Section.

The case against Jamilov highlights the ongoing threat of foreign nationals attempting to manipulate the U.S. electoral process. As the 2024 presidential election approaches, law enforcement agencies are on high alert for similar schemes.

The exact date of the crime was not specified in the press release, but it is believed to have occurred in February and March 2023.

The mandatory facts of this case include:

• Defendant: Sanjar Jamilov
• Criminal Charges: Conspiring to submit over 100 fraudulent voter registrations
• City and State: Tampa, Florida
• Exact Date: February and March 2023
• Sentence or Outcome: Faces up to 5 years in federal prison

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/foreign-national-pleads-guilty-conspiring-submit-over-100-fraudulent-voter