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. 
He did not elaborate, as Justice Department regulations prohibit discussing details on open cases.
“We are going to follow the evidence wherever it goes,” Essayli said.
With political tensions flaring during the recent primary elections, he cautioned that fraud is difficult to detect and challenging to prove.
“There’s a lot of confusion out there, and there’s a lot of people who have a lot of theories on election fraud, but theories are not evidence,” Essayli said. “We require evidence.”…