BOMBSHELL: Undercover Video Shows Non-U.S. Citizens from Iran Allowed to Vote in Michigan Primary Without ID

The Non-Citizens Allowed to Vote Are Sex Offenders, on DHS's "Worst of the Worst" List, and Previously Arrested by ICE

Iranian Subject Confirms With OMG He Voted in the Last Three Elections and Intends to Vote on Primary Day

“All I know is you're [Afshin Masheli] registered to vote here. The rest of the information is not important to me.”

“Yes, this is the right place. You [Fazlollah Haritash] are registered to vote here.”

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OMG's undercover journalists investigated two Michigan registered voters identified as non-U.S. citizens in federal court and DHS records. One of them, Afshin Masheli, is identified in federal court records as an Iranian national and non-U.S. citizen. DHS has previously featured Masheli on its publicly released "Worst of the Worst" list, which highlights noncitizens arrested by ICE for serious criminal offenses. According to United States District Court records, Masheli is a registered sex offender.

OMG proved that at Masheli's assigned polling location, election workers confirmed a voter registration under his name appeared in the poll book and stated that a registered voter listed there could cast a ballot. Our undercover journalist spoke to Afshin Masheli himself and Masheli said he planned to vote later that day.

Our investigation also identified another registered voter, Fazlollah Haritash, whose federal records identify him as a non-U.S. citizen. Public court records and Michigan's public sex offender registry showing the criminal convictions, and the registry lists him as incarcerated. At the polling location associated with Fazlollah Haritash's voter registration, an election worker confirmed that a voter registration under his name appeared on Michigan's voter rolls.

On July 6, 2026, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon sent a letter to Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson stating that knowingly retaining noncitizens on Michigan's statewide voter registration list, issuing ballots to them, and counting those ballots violate Section 12(2)(B) of the National Voter Registration Act. The letter urged the state to ensure its voter rolls comply with federal law.

Michigan law limits voting to eligible U.S. citizens. This investigation should make you question how U.S. voter registration records are maintained and whether individuals identified in federal records as non-U.S. citizens remain registered to vote.

O'Keefe Media Group has contacted the Michigan Secretary of State, the Department of Homeland Security, ICE, and the Department of Justice for comment and will update this report with any responses.

If you've witnessed fraud in your community or have information, email tips@okeefemediagroup.com or message us securely on Signal: 914-491-9395.

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Official Statement from DHS

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“Nothing ever happens to these people.”

Something is going to happen. We’re going to make it happen by applying so much force through sunlight that it will be impossible for nothing to happen.

Don’t believe it? Watch...

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O’KEEFE INVESTIGATES DUPLICATE ABSENTEE BALLOT RETURN ENVELOPES IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN

GOES DOOR TO DOOR INTERVIEWING AFFECTED VOTERS

"That's illegal right? you couldn't... scrape one of them off?"

“They probably sent her two ballots, and she just signed them, I guess.”

"Keep them [cameras] pointed from my house... Do you want me to get the dog?"

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OMG correspondent Michael Casey confronted Chris Rabb, the Democratic nominee for Congress in Philly, over his opposition to voter ID, which Rabb has called “racist.”

Just last week, James O’Keefe reported that an Iranian noncitizen remains on Michigan's voter rolls, so we pressed Rabb on a simple question: Do you support the SAVE America Act?

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My Price is My Life | Setting Sail with Byron Donalds and James O’Keefe Episode #3

With Florida’s primary election right around the corner, James O’Keefe welcomes Republican gubernatorial frontrunner Byron Donalds aboard the Lucky Charm III.

Donalds opens up about why he got into politics, weighs in on insider trading in D.C., and shares his thoughts on the future of the SAVE America Act. He outlines plans for affordability across Florida along with illegal immigrant deportation. Donalds also goes into how his campaign handles donations, including from major tech and AI companies.

Plus, O’Keefe asks Donalds about his opponent, James Fishback’s, controversial comments.

0:00 – Intro: Byron Donalds Joins the Lucky Charm III
4:03 – Voter Fraud in Florida
4:45 – Florida's Strongest Voter ID Laws
8:45 – Why Donalds Got Into Politics
14:28 – Donalds Became an Extrovert
17:35 – The AI Data Center Debate
31:55 – Illegal Immigration and Mass Deportation
34:23 – Will The SAVE America Act Pass?
38:05 – Debunking Stock Trading Allegations
48:00 – Why White Liberals Attack Donalds

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OMG Correspondent Michael Casey is on the ground at the election night party for Mike Lindell, who is running for governor of Minnesota, promising to take on voter fraud in the state. Results are starting to come in now, stay tuned for updates

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OMG Correspondent Michael Casey reporting at Mike Lindell’s election night party. Lindell refuses to concede after networks call the race for his opponent. A lot of suspicion from him and his supporters on Minnesota’s ballot vouching law. More reporting on this to come soon.

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OMG Correspondent Michael Casey talks with Michigan State Senator Patrick Colbeck to discuss James O’Keefe’s reporting on election fraud in Detroit, where non-citizens from Iran were able to vote.

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THE JUSTICE LEAGUE has descended into polling locations across Minnesota and this form of journalism is about to hit Minneapolis election workers like electroshock therapy.



We’re back...

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Detroit, Michigan: Where you can have an abandoned building with a registered voters 🥴

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CAUGHT INSIDE MINNEAPOLIS POLLING BOOTHS: Minnesota Poll Workers Tell O’Keefe, Dressed in Muslim Garb, & Cam Higby, in a Burka, That They Can Vouch for Eight Unregistered Voters Without ID, Allowing Them to Vote in Minnesota Primary Election

Election worker says, “You’re the ID,” referring to the registered voter serving as identification for the people they are vouching for.

Election worker confirms O’Keefe’s question about unregistered voters being vouched for: “I can vouch for them. They are not registered… That’s okay. That’s fine. Yeah!”

Election worker explains that a registered voter in the same precinct can vouch for up to eight people: “If you’re all in the same precinct and you are already registered, you can vouch for them as ID. Eight people.”

More reports coming soon from the Justice League.

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I went undercover in Minneapolis, Michigan on Primary Election Day with Anthony Rubin, founder of @realmuckraker and Cam Higby, members of the Justice League and OMG undercover journalists to put Minnesota’s voter “vouching” system to the test.

Under Minnesota’s Statutes § 201.061, a registered voter can sign an affidavit affirming that they know another individual resides in the same precinct, allowing that person to register at the polls without presenting standard proof of residence. One registered voter can vouch for up to eight people.

We wanted to find out what this actually looks like inside a polling place and how far election workers would let us take it.

Disguised in traditional Muslim attire, we entered polling locations across Minneapolis and presented an intentionally extreme scenario to expose the sheer lunacy of Minnesota’s ‘vouching’ system. I told workers that the people accompanying me were unregistered and repeatedly pressed them about identification, how many people I could bring in, and what would be required for them to register.

Again and again, workers explained the vouching process to us.

At one location, after I made clear that the people with me were not registered, a worker told me I could vouch for as many as eight people. I told them I would leave, get additional people and return. The worker explained that because I was already registered, I could serve as the voucher.

At another location, a poll worker explained that if everyone was in the same precinct and I was already registered there, I could vouch for their residency.
When I pressed her about identification, she put it plainly: “You’re the ID.”

At White Park Recreation Center, a worker explained that a voucher must personally know the individuals and know that they live within the precinct. The worker also explained that the voucher signs a legal oath affirming their residency, while the individuals being vouched for sign an oath affirming their own identity and eligibility to vote.

I asked whether their eligibility was actually verified. “After the fact, yeah,” the worker responded.

We wanted to put the process to an extreme real-world test and document what election workers would tell us when confronted with the scenario firsthand. The purpose wasn't simply to ask what Minnesota law says on paper.

Not every worker reacted the same way. Some became suspicious of our team and challenged what we were doing.

But across the locations captured in our investigation, we documented workers explaining how Minnesota’s vouching process could be used to establish residency for people registering at the polls without standard identification.

The investigation is part of an ongoing Citizen Justice League series, with additional follow-up reporting from Anthony Rubin, founder of @realmuckraker & Cam Higby coming soon.

If you've witnessed fraud in your community or have information, email tips@okeefemediagroup.com or message us securely on Signal: 914-491-9395.

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“You’re the ID” - Minnesota Election worker to us dressed in Burka.

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Detroit, Michigan: Where you can have an abandoned building with a registered voters 🥴

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WATCH: Detroit Voters React to Duplicate Absentee Ballot Return Envelopes With Their Names on Them

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I Wore Burqa To EXPOSE Election FRAUD In Minneapolis

🚨 I wore a burqa to a Minneapolis polling station and the poll worker was going to allow me to VOTE IN A WOMAN’S NAME.

She was also going to allow me to vouch for another unregistered “muslim” in that persons name.

Higby does it again!

Goes in solo- gets offered ballot in woman’s name!

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