A Postville, Iowa man has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for committing identification fraud and stealing someone’s social security number.
Fernando Moreno-Moreno, a 43-year-old Nicaraguan man, was found guilty of one count of unlawful use of identification documents and one count of misuse of a social security number after a May 17, 2022 jury verdict.
According to evidence presented at trial, Moreno-Moreno entered the United States illegally in November 2021 and traveled to Iowa in search of work. Despite being told he could not work in the United States without authorization, Moreno-Moreno used an alias name and a social security number assigned to another person when completing employment paperwork in January 2022 at a business in West Union, Iowa.
Moreno-Moreno presented the company with a fraudulent Lawful Permanent Resident card, also known as a ‘green card,’ bearing the alias name and an Alien Registration number. The Alien Registration number on the green card was not assigned to anyone and was invalid.
He also presented a Social Security card bearing his alias name but containing the social security number assigned to another person when completing state and federal tax forms. Moreno-Moreno admitted at trial that he used the alias when employed at the company between January and March 2022 but denied knowingly using another person’s identification documents.
Moreno-Moreno was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Judge C.J. Williams to six months’ imprisonment. He must also serve a three-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Daniel C. Tvedt and was investigated by the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations.
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Key Facts
- State: Iowa
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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