Roma woman arrested on election fraud charge
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A Roma woman was arrested and accused of filling in someone else’s mail-in ballot during the November 2022 general election, according to an indictment obtained by Channel 5 News.
Modesta Vela was arrested on a charge of election fraud on Sept. 4, 2025, according to a booking report from the Starr County jail.
The indictment accuses Vela “personally” filling in and mailing the ballot that belonged to a woman over the age of 65 on Oct. 15, 2022.
Vela “mailed said ballot knowing that the completed ballot does not reflect the intent of the voter,” the indictment states.
A search for Vela on Starr County jail records indicated she was no longer in custody.
The indictment did not say who Vela voted for.
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