Luis Miguel Mejia Lugo, Misuse of Social Security Number, Massachusetts 2017

BOSTON – A shocking case of identity theft has come to light in federal court in Boston, Massachusetts. Luis Miguel Mejia Lugo, a 25-year-old Dominican national, pleaded guilty to one count of misuse of a social security number on June 28, 2017.

According to the charges, Mejia Lugo falsely represented a number to be his social security number when he was booked at the Essex County Sheriff’s office early in the morning on June 4, 2016, after being arrested in Methuen for armed robbery and firearms charges.

The defendant’s actions led to a lengthy investigation involving the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Social Security Administration, and the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services Division in Clarksburg, W.V. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kelly Begg Lawrence and Robert E. Richardson of the Acting United States Attorney William D. Weinreb’s Major Crimes Unit are prosecuting the case.

Mejia Lugo’s offense carries a sentence of no greater than five years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000. Following the completion of his sentence, he will be subject to deportation.

The case is a stark reminder of the consequences of identity theft, a crime that can have severe and long-lasting effects on individuals and communities.

The Acting United States Attorney William D. Weinreb, Harold H. Shaw, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Field Office, Matthew Etre, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in Boston, and Essex County Sheriff Kevin F. Coppinger made the announcement today.

The U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors will be taken into account when determining Mejia Lugo’s sentence.

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