A Massachusetts man was arrested on federal charges after prosecutors say he signed someone else up to vote, cast a ballot in that person’s name in the 2024 presidential election, and then accused the alleged victim to immigration authorities. Authorities say the suspect admitted registering the person and later voting with their identity, and that the impersonation extended into immigration paperwork that triggered removal proceedings for the victims. The case raises questions about voter integrity, immigration fraud, and how the system responds when identities are weaponized.
Federal prosecutors in the District of Massachusetts announced charges against Yupeng Sun, 33, of Andover, accusing him of fraudulent voter registration and fraudulent voting. The indictment says investigators interviewed Sun, who acknowledged creating a voter registration for the victim and later submitting a ballot in that name. The alleged conduct is straightforward and, if true, a clear violation of federal law.
Investigators say they showed Sun the victim’s registration and he responded, “I tell you the truth, I register.” Later, when shown a photograph of an early voting ballot envelope submitted at Malden City Hall on Oct. 31, 2024, Sun allegedly said, “I used his name to vote.” Those admissions are cited in the complaint and form the core of the government’s case.
Massachusetts voter records reportedly show the ballot cast under the victim’s name was accepted for the 2024 presidential election. Prosecutors point to that accepted ballot as the tangible result of the alleged impersonation. Accepting ballots that rest on false registrations undermines public trust and invites scrutiny into how voter rolls are verified.
The complaint also alleges Sun rented a room from the victim and his family and then used their identities in immigration paperwork seeking to abandon the family’s legal permanent resident status. When the couple returned from travel in June 2024, their green cards were seized and they were placed in removal proceedings. An immigration judge later restored their legal permanent resident status in January 2026 after forensic evidence supported their claim that they had not signed the forms.
Prosecutors say Sun did not stop at voting; he allegedly sent anonymous tips to Homeland Security Investigations and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services accusing the victim of illegally voting in 2024. According to the complaint, Sun acknowledged sending those tips during an interview. The complaint quotes him saying, “I went to post office and, uh, to report the father vote.”
Sun is a citizen and national of China who entered the United States in September 2020 on a B-2 tourist visa that expired in March 2021, the filing states. He currently has deferred action on the basis of a U-Visa application submitted in February 2022. Federal officials note immigration consequences are separate from criminal penalties and could include deportation after any sentence.
Each voter fraud count carries a maximum of five years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a $250,000 fine, according to the criminal complaint. Prosecutors also flagged the potential for removal proceedings to follow any criminal sentence. For those who believe the integrity of elections and immigration channels matter, the penalty structure reflects how seriously the government treats these allegations.
Officials from the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced the charges alongside Homeland Security Investigations agents, with local police assisting in the probe. The case will proceed in federal court, where the government must prove the charges beyond a reasonable doubt. The process will test evidence, witness accounts, and the admissions quoted in the complaint.
The charges contained in the court documents are allegations. Sun is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
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