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Russian National Sentenced to 6 Years in Voter Fraud, ID Theft Scheme

A Russian national was sentenced to six years in prison on Wednesday for his involvement in a voter registration conspiracy.

Dmitry Shushlebin, 45, a Russian citizen living in Miami Beach, Florida, was also given three additional years of supervised release after the six years in prison. He was charged with organizing an identity theft fraud scheme that included efforts by the conspirators to submit fraudulent voter registrations. He was also ordered to pay $458,839.69 in restitution.

“Those who engage in fraud and deception in our election processes will be investigated and prosecuted,” Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division said in a statement.  

“After arriving in the United States, Dmitry Shushlebin created sham companies to facilitate a........

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