Illegal tuner US needs eight years in jail

fort worth - A 37-year-old woman living in the US state of Texas has been sentenced to eight years in prison for illegally voting. The woman, who was brought as a baby from Mexico to the US, had voted in elections in 2012 and 2014 as 'resident' while 'non-resident' had been allowed to cast a vote.

The decision is being hailed by many people including the prosecutor of Texas, Ken Paxton. ' This case shows how seriously Texas is when it comes to fair and accurate elections. This sentence is a warning to abusers of the election law, 'Paxton said in a statement.

The woman, Rosa Maria Ortega, did not vote in the presidential elections of 2016, her lawyer told the Washington Post. The woman, Republican, already voted more than a decade but did not know that she was not allowed. Because her green card 'resident' was, she also ticked 'resident' on the ballot paper.

They also agreed in 2014 in the state elections Prosecutor of Texas. She chose then remarkably Paxton, the man who sealed her imprisonment.