LOS ANGELES - According to The Guardian, Bill Essayli, the top U.S. prosecutor in southern California, has launched a new effort against what the outlet describes as "voter fraud." The Guardian's headline frames the effort as an attempt to stop California ballots from being counted. The report was written by Sam Levin in Los Angeles.

The Guardian reported that Essayli was sworn in last year and that his office has since devoted much of its work to President Donald Trump's agenda. According to the outlet, the office has brought cases involving sanctuary policies, protesters and the rights of young transgender athletes, which it characterized as splashy.

The Guardian said the voter fraud effort is Essayli's latest push to pursue cases the outlet describes as Maga-aligned. The summary of the article ends mid-sentence while describing the effort's significance, so its full scope cannot be confirmed from the portion reviewed.

The Guardian's account places the new effort within the same pattern as his earlier cases, though the summary does not explain how the voter fraud work relates to those matters in legal terms. Readers seeking a fuller picture would need the complete article.

The available reporting does not include specific court filings, ballot procedures, counties involved, or comments from Essayli's office. Those details cannot be confirmed from the material reviewed for this story.

Sources: The Guardian: The pro-Trump prosecutor trying to stop California ballots from being counted.