But FDLE investigators allege that Wightman returned to the U.S. Thirteen years later, Wightman “presented a fictitious Ohio birth certificate to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles” when he went to renew his Florida Driver’s License.
“Under the leadership of Governor Ron DeSantis, The Florida Department of State Office of Election Crimes and Security swiftly reviews allegations of fraud working with FDLE and law enforcement to ensure Florida laws are followed.”.
Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd said: “Florida leads the nation in election security, and we continue to aggressively enforce our laws to stop non-citizens from voting.
A British pensioner is in custody in Florida accused of illegally voting six times in elections over three years, authorities in the Sunshine State allege.
Wightman was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center and is scheduled to be prosecuted by the Office of the State Attorney, 11th Judicial Circuit, according to the FDLE.