A Dominican national has been sentenced for passport fraud in Massachusetts.
Luis Hidalgo-Jimenez, 45, was sentenced to a period of time served after pleading guilty to one count of passport fraud in federal court in Boston.
Hidalgo-Jimenez was arrested on Nov. 9, 2017, and has been in federal custody since that time.
According to court records, Hidalgo-Jimenez submitted an application for a United States passport at a post office in Lawrence using the name and identifying information of a United States citizen on Feb. 20, 2009.
He also submitted a Connecticut driver’s license with his photograph along with the name and identifying information of another person, as well as a copy of the other person’s birth certificate, which was issued in Puerto Rico.
Federal officials noticed evidence of fraud when reviewing the passport application and supporting documents. When Hidalgo-Jimenez was interviewed by federal law enforcement, he admitted to applying for the passport using the name and identifying information of a United States citizen.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney David G. Tobin of U.S. Attorney Andrew E. Lelling’s Major Crimes Unit. The investigation was conducted by the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service and Homeland Security Investigations in Boston.
Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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