Two Pennsylvania residents have been charged in separate cases involving alleged election fraud related to the 2020 and 2024 presidential elections, according to an announcement from United States Attorney David Metcalf.
Matthew Laiss, 31, of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, faces charges of voting more than once in a federal election and voter fraud. According to the indictment, Laiss lived in Ottsville, Bucks County until August 2020 before moving to Frostproof, Florida. He obtained a Florida driver’s license and registered to vote there. In October 2020, a mail-in ballot for the November general election was sent by the Bucks County Board of Elections to his former address in Ottsville. The indictment states that Laiss completed and returned this Pennsylvania ballot on or about October 31, 2020. It further alleges that he also voted in person at a polling location near Frostproof on November 3, 2020.
If convicted on each count of the indictment, Laiss could face up to five years in prison per count, three years of supervised release per count, and fines ranging from $10,000 to $250,000 per count. The FBI led the investigation with support from the Pennsylvania Department of State. Assistant United States Attorney Mark Dubnoff is prosecuting the case.
In a separate case involving the 2024 presidential election, Miya Pack, 39, of Philadelphia is charged with one count each of voting more than once in a federal election and voter fraud. The indictment alleges Pack has been registered to vote in Bergen County, New Jersey since about 2004 and also registered in Philadelphia County since around 2016. On October 26, 2024—during early voting—Pack allegedly cast a ballot for president at a Teaneck location in New Jersey. On Election Day (November 5), she allegedly voted again at a polling place in Philadelphia County.
If convicted on each charge contained within her indictment as well, Pack could face up to five years imprisonment per count plus three years supervised release per count and fines between $10,000 and $250,000 for each offense. The FBI investigated this case with assistance from both Bergen County’s Office of Superintendent of Elections and Philadelphia City Commissioner Seth Bluestein’s office; Assistant United States Attorney Nancy Potts is prosecuting.
United States Attorney David Metcalf stated: "The charges and allegations contained in the indictments are merely accusations. Every defendant is presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty in court."
