Texas Family Used Aurora Address To Commit Voter Fraud: Officials

AURORA, IL — Two people from Texas were among five accused of committing voter fraud in DuPage County during the November 2020 election, according to the state’s attorney’s office.

Darrick Kent, 43, and Amy Kent, 41, of Austin, Texas, each face a felony charge of perjury in election code, according to court records. They are accused of using an Aurora address in DuPage County to claim residency and illegally apply for mail-in ballots at the end of October.

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Three others — Adam Butler, 51, of Lisle; Colleen Kirchoff, 60, of Naperville; and Thomas Wojciechowski, 73, of Carol Stream — were charged with perjury in election code, according to the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office. Butler and Kirchoff also face forgery charges.

Authorities issued arrest warrants Tuesday for the five people who are facing charges.

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The forgery and perjury charges were filed after the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office investigated 32 cases of alleged election fraud. Most investigations were closed without charges, but some remain open, State’s Attorney Robert Berlin said in a news release.

Berlin said the charges involve an “infinitesimal percentage” of the 491,000-plus votes cast in DuPage County during the 2020 general election.

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