What the sheriff publicly reported In a September 2025 press event, a San Joaquin County sheriff's captain said election records show people outside the United States were on California voter rolls. He noted names connected to Pakistan and questioned how those registrations passed the system's checks. The captain described the state online system as an honor code where someone can click a box and get a confirmation that they are registered. The Lodi council case at the center The claim is not just theory. The investigation followed the 2020 Lodi City Council race where Shakir Khan won by 282 votes. Prosecutors later charged him with dozens of crimes tied to fraudulent registrations and ballots. Khan pleaded no contest to many counts in early 2024 and resigned his seat. Officials say the probe turned up mail ballots, unusual clusters of registrations, and links to people who said they never voted. How the online system appears to work Online voter registration asks for basic information and a checkbox attesting to eligibility. If you click and submit, you get an email or a mail confirmation. Once on the rolls, a ballot will be mailed at election time. That is convenient for busy voters.…

What happened Police in Hillsborough County say they arrested a 14-year-old after a tip warned he had access to weapons and planned a mass shooting at a church near his home in Wimauma, Florida. Authorities would not name the church. The tip triggered a search and a juvenile arrest. Local coverage says law enforcement acted after someone reported concerning online activity tied to the boy. Charges and evidence The teenager was booked on terrorism-related charges tied to written or electronic threats and on multiple counts of child pornography. Detectives reported finding 14 graphic images involving infant or toddler abuse during a search of his home that connected to an active pornography probe. The arrest report says prosecutors will decide whether to seek adult charges, a routine but consequential choice in cases this serious. Online extremism ties Officials and some reports link the boy to an online chatroom for violent extremists and to a small group described as neo-Nazi and satanic in some coverage. Investigators say the chatroom discussion included planning for a church attack. Online groups and secret chatrooms are where warning signs often show up, which raises questions about platform moderation and how tips get routed to police. https://twitter.com/AmericanCrime01/status/2019399436657361153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw…