Jhonny Emilio Pimentel Aybar, Identity Theft and Social Security Fraud, Massachusetts 2023

Identity Thief Strikes Again: Local Man Charged with Stealing U.S. Citizen's Identity

BOSTON, Massachusetts - A Dominican national has been charged with stealing the identity of a U.S. citizen from Puerto Rico, according to a recent indictment. Jhonny Emilio Pimentel Aybar, 34, a Dominican national residing in Everett, was charged with three counts of misuse of a Social Security number and three counts of aggravated identity theft.

The alleged identity thief misrepresented his social security number and identity on three occasions: Aug. 8, 2012, Aug. 15, 2013, and Aug. 20, 2014, when registering as a sex offender with the Everett Police Department.

The charge of Social Security fraud provides for a sentence of no greater than 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 sentence imposed on the Social Security fraud count.

Aybar will be subject to deportation upon completion of his sentence. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors. The details contained in the charging documents are allegations. The defendant is presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

Acting U.S. Attorney William D. Weinreb, Matthew J. Etre, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in Boston, and Scott Antolik, Special Agent in Charge of the Social Security Administration, Office of Inspector General, Office of Investigations, Boston Field Division, made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorney Anne Paruti of Weinreb’s Major Crimes Unit is prosecuting the case.

Jhonny Emilio Pimentel Aybar, 34, a Dominican national residing in Everett, was charged with three counts of misuse of a Social Security number and three counts of aggravated identity theft. He faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a fine of $250,000 for Social Security fraud, and a mandatory minimum sentence of two years in prison for aggravated identity theft.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Anne Paruti of Weinreb’s Major Crimes Unit. The investigation was conducted by Homeland Security Investigations and the Social Security Administration, Office of Inspector General, Office of Investigations, Boston Field Division.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/dominican-national-charged-identity-theft-and-social-security-fraud