{"id":"0e715b69-3166-497a-9c06-9ba7e508f2db","url":"https://nypost.com/2026/10/19/us-news/fbi-smash-huge-california-voter-fraud-ring-in-los-angeles-days-after-feds-issued-ultimatum-to-state/","domain":"nypost.com","outlet":{"name":"New York Post","country":"US","cred":2,"lean":1,"curated":true},"title":"FBI smash huge voter fraud ring in California — days after feds issued ultimatum to state","plainHeadline":"FBI busts California voter fraud ring amid post-ultimatum crackdown","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["FBI and Homeland Security Investigations arrested suspects in California Monday morning.","The operation targeted more than 20,000 suspected noncitizens who allegedly registered to vote.","Alexander Muñoz, 72, Belizean national, was among those arrested for fraudulently registering.","Muñoz voted in 2020, twice in 2022, and in 2024, while claiming citizenship falsely.","Officials say the arrests support claims of widespread noncitizen voting, while local officials deny the problem."],"topics":["Politics","Education"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-19T13:41:40.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-19T14:07:28.216Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/76da69f6-ec64-4bb6-a2f3-6ea17cdf637f","storyId":"76da69f6-ec64-4bb6-a2f3-6ea17cdf637f","image":"https://nypost.com/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F10%2F145716453.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall","author":"Ben Chapman","dek":"The arrests were the latest escalation in a federal effort to tackle electoral wrongdoing in California, something local officials have denied is a widespread problem."}