Francisco Nicolas Lucas-Miranda, Misuse of Identification Document, New York 2017

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - A Guatemalan man was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 145 days for misuse of an identification document in a case that highlights the consequences of using false documents to gain employment in the United States.

Francisco Nicolas Lucas-Miranda, age 23, was stopped on August 8, 2017, for suspicion of driving while intoxicated in Cazenovia, New York. An investigation by United States Border Patrol Agents revealed that he was in possession of a Guatemalan passport bearing his name and that he had entered the United States illegally.

Lucas-Miranda admitted to having previously worked at a farm in Fabius, New York, and that he had used a fraudulent permanent alien resident card and a fraudulent social security card to procure that employment.

The case was investigated by the United States Border Patrol and the Village of Cazenovia Police Department, and was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Robert Levine.

Lucas-Miranda was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 145 days, which he had already served while awaiting trial. Following the sentencing, he was remanded to the custody of the Department of Homeland Security, which will place him into removal proceedings.

The misuse of identification documents is a serious crime that can have severe consequences, including deportation and imprisonment. This case serves as a reminder of the importance of verifying the authenticity of identification documents and the seriousness with which the law enforcement community takes these types of offenses.

In a statement, authorities announced that Lucas-Miranda was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of time served for misuse of an identification document.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndny/pr/guatemalan-man-sentenced-misuse-identification-document