(KGNS) - A Laredo man is among five non-U.S. citizens charged in federal court in connection with illegal voting investigations across Texas, according to the United States Attorney's Office.

Diego Benavides Rodriguez, 29, a Mexican citizen living in Laredo, is accused of falsely claiming to be a U.S. citizen and illegally casting a ballot in the 2024 federal election.

Authorities also filed charges against four other noncitizens from Trinidad and Tobago, Nigeria, and Mexico in Houston, Brownsville, and McAllen.