Matthew Laiss, 32, of Bethlehem, was convicted of election fraud offenses in connection with the 2020 presidential election, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania David Metcalf announced.

Laiss was indicted in September 2025 and charged with one count each of voting more than once in a federal election and voter fraud.

He was convicted Wednesday on both charges during a federal trial in Philadelphia.

As detailed in court filings, from at least October 2012 until about August 2020, Laiss resided in, and was lawfully registered to vote in, Ottsville, Bucks County. In or around August 2020, Laiss moved his primary residence from Ottsville to Frostproof, Florida. The same month, he applied for and obtained a Florida driver’s license and registered to vote in Florida.

In or about October 2020, the Bucks County Board of Elections mailed a ballot for the November 2020 general election to the defendant’s former address in Ottsville, where Laiss’s parents continued to reside.

As proven at trial, on or about Oct. 31, 2020, Laiss filled out and returned the Pennsylvania mail-in ballot, casting a vote for the offices of U.S. president and vice president.

Then, on or about Nov. 3, 2020, Laiss went to a polling location in or around Frostproof, Florida, and voted in the 2020 general election, casting a vote for U.S. president and vice president.

“Today’s conviction reinforces a simple principle: our elections must be fair, secure and lawful, “ Metcalf said Wednesday. “Casting a ballot in more than one jurisdiction undermines public trust and dilutes the votes of others. Our office will continue to protect the integrity of federal elections and hold accountable those who violate the law.”

Laiss is scheduled to be sentenced on June 10 and faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine between $10,000 and $250,000 for each of the charges.

The case, investigated by the FBI, with assistance from the Pennsylvania Department of State, was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Dubnoff.