A federal grand jury in Boise indicted Fredy Avila Gomez on multiple counts including voter fraud, theft of government funds, wire fraud, passport fraud, identification document fraud, and firearm offenses, according to a U.S. Department of Justice press statement quoted in the source and coverage by CBS2 Boise.
What the indictment alleges
According to court records cited in the source, the indictment alleges that from at least March 2017 until in or about June 2026, Gomez devised a scheme to defraud federal and Idaho agencies, including the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. The source also states that Gomez allegedly claimed U.S. citizenship in order to vote and is charged with “Voting by Alien.”
Charges listed by DOJ and CBS2
CBS2 Boise reported that the indictment charges Gomez with: Wire Fraud; Theft of Government Funds; False Statement of Citizenship in Order to Vote; Voting by Alien; False Statement in Application of Passport; Fraud in Connection with Identification Documents—Production; False Statement During Purchase of Firearm; and Unlawful Possession of Firearm. The DOJ press information quoted in the source lists the same counts and attributes the announcement to U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis.
Next steps
The source states Gomez’s first court appearance was scheduled for September 21 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho. The source also names Assistant U.S. Attorneys Sean Mazorol and Darci Crane as the prosecutors handling the case, citing court records.
All charges are allegations. Gomez is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
