Which high-profile people were indicted for 2024 election fraud and when were charges filed?
Executive summary
Several high-profile figures connected to efforts to subvert or influence U.S. elections were criminally charged in the run-up to and aftermath of the 2024 cycle, most notably former President Donald Trump in a federal election-subversion case (originally filed in August 2023 and revised with a superseding indictment on August 27, 2024) and multiple “fake electors” and allied aides who faced state charges through 2024; other investigations and local indictments—ranging from vote-harvesting arrests in Texas to dozens of state-level prosecutions of Republicans tied to post‑2020 schemes—were reported by prosecutors and watchdogs [1] [2] [3] [4] [5].
1. Donald Trump — federal election-subversion indictments (filed Aug. 2023; superseding Aug. 27, 2024)
Special Counsel Jack Smith’s first federal indictment against Donald Trump accusing him of trying to obstruct the 2020 certification was filed in August 2023, and prosecutors issued a revised, superseding indictment on August 27, 2024 that adjusted the presentation of charges after Supreme Court immunity rulings but maintained core counts such as conspiracy to defraud the United States and obstruction-related charges [1] [2] [6].
2. Fake electors and Trump aides — state prosecutions (arraignments and charges through mid‑2024)
State prosecutors in multiple states moved against people who served as the so‑called “fake electors” and several Trump associates; in Arizona, a tranche of fake electors and seven aides — including high-profile names tied to the post‑2020 schemes such as Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows — were charged, with the final three Arizona fake electors arraigned on June 18, 2024 and at least one participant (Lorraine Pellegrino) pleading guilty on August 7, 2024, while broader prosecutions of fake electors across states continued into 2024 [3].
3. Christina Bobb and other named allies — included in indictments and reporting (reported by April 2024)
Reporting and compiled databases noted that dozens of Republicans in several states had been indicted for promoting conspiracies tied to the post‑2020 efforts, and such rollups named Trump alongside allied operatives including Christina Bobb as facing legal exposure in those fields as of April 2024, though specific charge dates for some individuals vary by jurisdiction and reporting [5].
4. State and local election‑fraud actions — Texas, county arrests and investigations (2024 reporting)
State officials ramped up election‑crime work: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton opened investigations into 33 potential noncitizens allegedly voting in the 2024 general election after referrals from the state’s secretary of state, and Paxton’s office also announced indictments and arrests of six people tied to an alleged vote‑harvesting scheme in Frio County as part of broader state enforcement efforts in 2024 [4].
5. Broader pattern: dozens indicted across states and federal foreign‑influence cases
Watchdogs and media reviews documented that by mid‑2024 “dozens” of Republicans in multiple states had been indicted for roles in post‑2020 conspiracies such as fake‑elector schemes, and the Justice Department was also pursuing distinct criminal cases tied to foreign influence operations that targeted the 2024 campaign environment — for example, later DOJ work alleged hack‑and‑leak activity aimed at influencing the 2024 election (reporting and institutional trackers reflect this pattern, though dates and defendants differ by case) [5] [7].
6. What’s clear and what remains unevenly reported
The public record shows a clear line of high‑profile indictments centered on Donald Trump’s federal case (initially filed August 2023, superseded August 27, 2024) and multiple state prosecutions of fake electors and allied operatives with arraignments and pleas through mid‑2024, while many other alleged fraud or interference matters — including dozens of state‑level indictments, local vote‑harvest arrests, and foreign‑actor indictments — are scattered across jurisdictions and reporting and therefore lack a single consolidated chronology in available sources [1] [2] [3] [4] [5].