A Guatemalan man has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for his role in a complex identity theft scheme. Matias Garcia-Paiz, 49, of Guatemala, used an immigration document not lawfully issued and committed bank fraud.
Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. issued the sentence, which also included restitution in the amount of $2,133.64 and a 3-year term of supervised release.
Garcia-Paiz will be deported by U.S. immigration authorities after completing his sentence of imprisonment.
The investigation, which involved Homeland Security Investigations, the Omaha Police Department, and the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles, began in April 2021 when a complaint was filed by an out-of-state victim.
The victim reported that their Social Security number was used for employment at Smithfield Foods in Omaha and that their name, date of birth, and Social Security number had also been used at Cobalt Federal Credit Union to obtain a vehicle purchase loan in the amount of $16,522.
Investigators obtained the Nebraska Driver’s License number used with the victim’s Social Security for employment at Smithfield Foods and discovered that the individual to whom the Driver’s License was issued had used the victim’s name and date of birth.
On June 5, 2020, an individual matching Garcia-Paiz’s description provided the same Nebraska Driver’s License as proof of identification to secure a used vehicle purchase loan in the amount of $16,522 at Cobalt Federal Credit Union.
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Key Facts
- State: Nebraska
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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