Marlon Suazo Santos, Identity Theft, Massachusetts 2019

BOSTON – In a brazen display of identity theft, a Dominican national was sentenced to prison for using another person's identity to commit crimes. Marlon Suazo Santos, 31, a resident of Dorchester, Massachusetts, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Mark L. Wolf to 30 months in prison to be served consecutively to a state drug conviction.

Suazo Santos will face deportation proceedings upon completion of his sentence. In October 2019, Suazo Santos pleaded guilty to two counts of false representation of a Social Security number and one count of aggravated identity theft.

The defendant used the identity of a U.S. citizen on more than a dozen applications submitted to the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles for driver's licenses and other identification documents. Suazo Santos also used this identity on applications for MassHealth benefits and during booking when arrested for numerous heroin-related offenses and other crimes.

Marlon Suazo Santos, a Dominican national, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for identity theft charges in Massachusetts. He was also ordered to face deportation proceedings upon completion of his sentence.

The crimes committed by Suazo Santos are a serious violation of trust and demonstrate a blatant disregard for the law. His sentence serves as a reminder that identity theft will not be tolerated in our community.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Abely, Deputy Chief of Lelling's Major Crimes Unit.

Defendant Information:

Defendant Name: Marlon Suazo Santos

Exact Criminal Charges: Two counts of false representation of a Social Security number and one count of aggravated identity theft

City and State: Boston, Massachusetts

Exact Date: October 2019

Sentence or Outcome: 30 months in prison to be served consecutively to a state drug conviction

Dollar Amounts: N/A

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/dominican-national-sentenced-identity-theft-offenses