Embattled prosecutor Fani Willis has claimed she is a victim of voter fraud after someone allegedly registered to vote using her name in New York.
The alleged fraudster registered Willis as a Republican living at Trump Tower in Manhattan. The rouse comes just two years after she attempted to prosecute the President over his claims the 2020 election was stolen.
‘I’ve been threatened and harassed,’ Willis told WSB-TV, agreeing that someone ‘absolutely’ committed a crime to harass her.
The Fulton County district attorney says she learned of the voting scam after the New York City Board of Elections notified her that it had canceled her registration after suspecting it was fraudulent.
Willis, a lifelong Democrat based in Georgia, received a copy of the voter registration application filled out in her name and alleges it contained several inaccuracies.
The application, which she asserts she did not fill out herself, featured an incorrect date of birth, political party affiliation and a forged signature, she said.
She described the incident as ‘quite upsetting’ and believes the falsified application was the latest string of harassment attempts against her.
‘I’ve been threatened and harassed,’ Willis told the outlet, agreeing that someone ‘absolutely’ committed a crime to harass her.
‘But this is not the first crime that’s been committed to harass me because every time I’m threatened, my house is doxxed – all of those things are crimes.’
Fulton County, Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis has claimed she is a victim of voter fraud after someone allegedly registered to vote using her name in New York City
The fraudster registered her as a Republican living at Trump Tower in Manhattan, Willis said
The fraudulent voter application listed Willis’s residential address as a unit in Trump Tower, but identified the Fulton County Courthouse as her mailing address.
The NYC Board of Elections has been in contact with her and is working to determine whether criminal charges will be filed, she said.
Elections officials did confirm they had no record of any votes being cast under her registration and told Willis that a voter would have been required to present ID if they did try to cast a ballot under the registration, WSB reported.
Although the prosecutor said she is relieved that no votes were cast, she is taking the matter seriously and is working to ensure there are no issues with her voting eligibility in Georgia.
The Daily Mail has approached Willis’s office and NYC elections board for comment.
Willis has been repeatedly targeted by Republican lawmakers because of her prosecution of President Donald Trump after he pushed to overturn Democrat Joe Biden’s win in Georgia in 2020.
In August 2023, Willis indicted Trump and 18 of his allies, including former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, on racketeering charges.
However, she was removed from the case in December 2024 after it was discovered she had been in a romantic relationship with one of the lawyers hired to lead Trump’s prosecution, Nathan Wade.
Willis, a lifelong Democrat based in Georgia, received a copy of the voter registration application filled out in her name and alleges it contain several inaccuracies
State prosecutor Peter Skandalakis, who took over the case after Willis’ removal, dropped the case against Trump along with his co-defendants last November.
Skandalakis shredded the prosecution efforts against Trump by claiming ‘it is not illegal to question or challenge election results.’
Willis’s prosecution of Trump was seen as the most serious criminal cases against the president because state criminal convictions are not eligible for presidential pardons.
Trump faced three other criminal cases against following his departure from the White House in 2021.
The Georgia Senate created the Special Committee on Investigations in January 2024 to examine allegations of misconduct against Willis, an elected Democrat, with regard to her prosecution of Trump.
In March this year, Georgia Republicans pushed for more restrictions on local prosecutors, saying their investigation into Willis proved the moves are needed.
Governor Brian Kemp then signed a law in May that changed certain local offices – including district attorneys, county commissioners, tax commissioners and other county officials – to nonpartisan elections.
The legislation, which is slated to go into effect in 2025, impacts the five most populous counties in the Atlanta area.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is seen at the Georgia State Capitol in December 2025 during questioning from a Georgia State Senate panel about her prosecution of President Donald Trump
Willis and another Democratic prosecutor, DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston, threatened to sue over the bill’s constitutionality.
Democrats have said Republicans are trying to make it so GOP members running without party labels have a better chance to win in Democratic jurisdictions.
Critics of the legislation argued that if it’s such good policy for urban Atlanta then it should apply to all 159 of Georgia’s counties.
