Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced charges against a Canadian citizen living in Melbourne for allegedly illegally voting in seven general elections over a span of two decades, including the 2024 general election, through a video statement this week.
According to the attorney general, Giorgio Dominique Mucelli is accused of lying that he was a U.S. citizen when registering to vote in Brevard County in 2004. Uthmeier also indicated that U.S. Department of Homeland Security records show Mucelli maintained lawful permanent resident status (green card) through April 2023 but was not a citizen.
“Florida will not allow non-citizens to steal the vote of Americans at the ballot box,” Uthmeier said in a press statement. “This individual knowingly registered and voted while ineligible, lied about it when confronted, and undermined the integrity of our elections. Thanks to the outstanding investigative work of FDLE’s Election Crime Unit and our Statewide Prosecutors, he is being held accountable.”
Mucelli, 66, is specifically accused of voting in the 2004, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2020, 2022, and 2024 general elections. Moreover, he voted early in the 2020, 2022, and 2024 elections while presenting photo I.D.
Per the investigation, the Brevard County Supervisor of Elections determined Mucelli was ineligible by his green card status and the federal SAVE database, which determines immigration status. Mucelli allegedly admitted never voting to election officials but later told investigators he voted in the elections and knew he was ineligible while holding a green card and Canadian passport.
He is also allegedly told investigators it was "the right thing to do," despite knowing he wasn't supposed to.
Mucelli is charged with one count of voting by a non-citizen elector and one count of false affirmation, both third-degree felonies. He faces up to ten years in prison if convicted on the charges.
Jonathan Bridges and Assistant Statewide Prosecutor Karen Black will prosecute the case in the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit.
