US Attorney on Prosecuting Election Fraud in California
Central District of California First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington on Nov. 19, 2025. Essayli criticized the state’s mail-in-ballot system, in which every registered voter receives a ballot. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Central District of California First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington on Nov. 19, 2025. Essayli criticized the state’s mail-in-ballot system, in which every registered voter receives a ballot. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
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US Attorney on Prosecuting Election Fraud in California

Investigations into suspected election fraud in California are underway, and Bill Essayli told The Epoch Times he does ‘expect those will result in charges.’
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By Travis Gillmore, Brad Jones, Beige Luciano-Adams
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Ahead of the 2026 midterms, investigations into suspected election fraud in California are underway, said Bill Essayli, first assistant U.S. attorney for the Central District of California.

“And I do expect those will result in charges,” Essayli told The Epoch Times on June 9. 

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