Kelvin Prado-Robles, a 49-year-old citizen of the Dominican Republic, was sentenced to 57 months of imprisonment for fraud and immigration offenses in Hartford, Connecticut.
Prado-Robles was arrested in New Mexico in June 2023 and, under the name “Kelvin Prado-Roble,” was charged in the District of New Mexico with illegal reentry. He pleaded guilty to the offense and, in November 2023, was sentenced to 10 months of imprisonment.
In June 2024, Prado-Robles was transferred to the District of Connecticut and is currently detained. On August 8, 2025, he pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of reentry of a removed alien.
According to court documents and statements made in court, Prado-Robles has never held legal immigration status in the U.S. In January 2008, he was sentenced in the District of Delaware to 24 months of imprisonment for false representation of citizenship, passport fraud, and identity theft offenses. He was deported to the Dominican Republic in February 2009.
In February 2011, Prado-Robles was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Newark, New Jersey. He was again deported in September 2011.
Prado-Robles illegally reentered the U.S. and, beginning in late 2017, conspired with Domingo St. Hilaire Rosario and Jamie Pinto to use stolen identities to obtain vehicles and motorcycles at dealerships in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Jersey.
The thefts caused more than $200,000 in losses to the dealerships. Some of the vehicles were recovered by law enforcement and returned to the dealers.
The case was investigated by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), with substantial assistance from the Vernon Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Anastasia E. King.
Prado-Robles’ co-conspirators, Domingo St. Hilaire Rosario and Jamie Pinto, were sentenced to 65 months and 60 months of imprisonment, respectively.
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Key Facts
- State: Connecticut
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes|Immigration Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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