Arciliano Gregorio Arias Suarez, 64, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty to stealing the identity of a United States citizen to fraudulently obtain a United States passport.
According to court documents, in January 2016, Arias Suarez submitted a U.S. passport application at a post office in Lawrence in the name of a United States citizen from New York. In support of the fraudulent passport application, Arias Suarez submitted copies of a Massachusetts driver’s license and a New York birth certificate, both in the victim’s name.
Later, in May 2019, Arias Suarez submitted a license renewal application at the Lawrence Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) in the name of the same victim and provided the RMV with a copy of a U.S. passport, a Massachusetts driver’s license and a Social Security card all in the victim’s name.
Arias Suarez was arrested and charged in June 2021 and subsequently indicted by a federal grand jury in July 2021. He pleaded guilty on November 30, 2022, to one count of aggravated identity theft, one count of false representation of a Social Security number, and one count of passport fraud.
The charge of misrepresentation of a Social Security number provides for a sentence of up to five years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of $250,000. The charge of aggravated identity theft provides for a mandatory minimum sentence of two years in prison to be served consecutively to any other sentence imposed, one year of supervised release, and a fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss.
The charge of passport fraud provides for a sentence of up to 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.
United States Attorney Rachael S. Rollins and Matthew B. Millhollin, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in New England made the announcement. Assistant U.S. Attorney David G. Tobin of Rollins’ Major Crimes Unit is prosecuting the case.
Arias Suarez is scheduled to be sentenced on February 28, 2023.
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Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Category: Cybercrime|Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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