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First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli announced that his office is conducting several election fraud investigations in coordination with the FBI in Los Angeles. These comments were made via social media and appeared to follow statements made by President Trump.

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Feds pursuing ‘multiple’ election fraud investigations, top prosecutor says First Assistant U.S.

Why it matters

Bill Essayli on Friday morning said his office “has multiple election fraud investigations underway,” in coordination with the FBI in Los Angeles.

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Essayli’s remarks, posted to X, seemed to be in response to President Trump alleging in his own social media post late …

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First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli announced that his office is conducting several election fraud investigations in coordination with the FBI in Los Angeles. These comments were made via social media and appeared to follow statements made by President Trump.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Essayli’s remarks, posted to X”
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The fact that Essayli's remarks were posted to X is corroborated by the Flipboard cross-reference and a specific web search result stating 'First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said in an X post'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2026 ... Sean Miller Yeah they're all Rapepublicans and it wasn't wide spread voter fraud to make a difference. But I bet you are still waiting for the ...
https://www.facebook.com/ABC7/posts/first-assistant-us-attor…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2026 ... ... election fraud investigations” related to California's elections and sent a prosecutor to the county's vote-counting center.
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2026-06-05/us-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 6, 2026 ... The U.S. attorney's office in Los Angeles said Friday it had opened “multiple election fraud investigations” related to California's ...
https://www.ap.org/news-highlights/elections/2026/us-attorne…
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Claim 2: “First Assistant U.S. Atty. Bill Essayli on Friday morning said his office “has multiple election fraud investigations underway,””
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Multiple independent sources confirm that First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli stated his office has multiple election fraud investigations underway. This is reported in the Flipboard cross-reference, a web search result from The National News Desk, and another web search result mentioning an X post.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States attorney general (AG) is the head of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and serves as the chief law enforcement officer of the federal government. The attorney general act…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Attorney_General
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bilal Ali "Bill" Essayli (born November 24, 1985) is an American lawyer and politician who currently serves as the first assistant United States attorney for the Central District of California. He pre…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Essayli
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Many of the divisions and offices of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) are headed by an assistant attorney general. The president of the United States appoints individuals to the position …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Assistant_Attorn…
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Claim 3: “in coordination with the FBI in Los Angeles”
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The claim that investigations are in coordination with the FBI in Los Angeles is corroborated by the Flipboard cross-reference and a Politico article which explicitly mentions 'election fraud investigations underway" in coordination with the FBI.' Additionally, other web results confirm FBI activity regarding voter fraud in Los Angeles (Skid Row).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) operates 56 field offices in major cities throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. Many of these offices are further subdivided into smaller resident age…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FBI_field_offices
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Los Angeles crime family, also known as the Dragna crime family, the Southern California crime family or the L.A. Mafia, and dubbed "the Mickey Mouse Mafia" by former Los Angeles Police Chief Dary…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_crime_family
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States and its principal federal law enforcement agency. An agency of the United States Depart…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Bureau_of_Investigatio…
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