MADISON, WIS. – Chadwick M. Elgersma, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Julieta Engelstad, 53, a citizen of Colombia living in Hudson, Wisconsin, is charged with falsely claiming to be a US citizen when registering to vote and unlawful voting by an alien. The indictment alleges that on July 2, 2022, Engelstad falsely claimed to be a US citizen when registering to vote and that she unlawfully voted in the November 2022 federal election.
A two-count indictment returned on September 16, 2026, by a federal grand jury sitting in Madison, was unsealed today following Engelstad’s initial appearance in federal court.
If convicted, Engelstad faces up to five years in prison on the illegally registering to vote count and a maximum penalty of one year in prison on the illegal voting count.
The charges against her are the result of an investigation conducted by Homeland Security Investigations. Assistant U.S. Attorney William M. Levins is handling the case.
A criminal Indictment merely contains accusations. Engelstad is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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