Alberto Jacinto-Rios, Identity Theft, Nevada 2017

A Reno man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for using another person's identity on a U.S. passport application.

Alberto Jacinto-Rios, aka Manuel Lorenzo Diaz, 46, made the false application on March 6, 2017, at the University of Nevada, Reno. He used the name, date of birth, Social Security number, and birth certificate of a U.S. citizen.

Jacinto-Rios provided a California birth certificate and a Nevada Identification Card, both in the name of the other person. The passport application was referred to the U.S. Department of State's Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) because a passport and passport card had been previously issued.

Jacinto-Rios was positively identified as the fraudulent passport applicant through photographs. He was arrested on the same day he was indicted in December of 2017.

The case was investigated by DSS. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian L. Sullivan prosecuted the case.

Following his prison sentence, Jacinto-Rios will be deported from the United States. He pleaded guilty in April 2018 to one count of aggravated identity theft.

U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson for the District of Nevada and Special Agent in Charge Matthew Perlman of the U.S. Department of State's Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) San Francisco Field Office announced the sentencing.

Anyone aware of or who has been a victim of fraud or fraudulently issued U.S. passports is encouraged to contact PassportVisaFraud@state.gov.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-nv/pr/man-sentenced-two-years-prison-using-another-persons-identity-us-passport-application