TRENTON, N.J. – A Somerset County woman who is an alien who immigrated to the United States from Jamaica admitted to illegally voting in a federal election, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer announced today.
Gaye Tyndale-Simpson, a resident of Bridgewater, New Jersey, who is not a citizen of the United States, pleaded guilty to one count of voting by an alien in a federal election before U.S. Magistrate Rukhsanah L. Singh in Trenton federal court.
According to documents filed in the case and statements made in court, Tyndale-Simpson, 55, is a citizen of Jamaica and has never been a citizen of the United States. In November 2024, Tyndale-Simpson voted in the General election that was held in part for the purpose of electing a candidate for the office of the President.
The voting by an alien charge carries a maximum penalty of up to 6 months in prison and a $100,000 fine. Sentencing is scheduled before Judge Singh on February 24, 2027.
U.S. Attorney Frazer credited special agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Stefanie Roddy, Homeland Security Investigations, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Michael McCarthy, U.S. Department of State, Diplomatic Security Service, New York Field Office, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Brian Wood, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, with the investigation.
This case was brought under the United States Attorney’s Office’s Election Integrity Task Force, a coalition of federal law enforcement partners focused on preserving and protecting the integrity of elections conducted in the District of New Jersey.
The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Benjamin D. Bleiberg of the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s Criminal Division.
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