Dominican Man Charged in Passport Fraud, ID Theft CaseU.S. Department of JusticeBoston, MA December 6, 2006 Michael J. Sullivan United States Attorney District of Massachusetts Contact: Samantha Martin 617-748-3139 samantha.martin@usdoj.gov Illegal Alien Indicted On Making False Statements In An Application For U.S. Passport And Aggravated Identity Theft An illegal alien formerly a resident of Lynn, MA, was indicted in federal court today on charges in connection with making false statements in an application for U.S. passport, aggravated identity theft, misrepresentation of a social security number and falsely representing himself as a U.S. citizen. United States Attorney Michael J. Sullivan; James Ennis, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security Service in New England; Christopher Tremann, Resident Agent in Charge of the Resident Office of Diplomatic Security Service in San Juan, Puerto Rico; Bruce M. Foucart, Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in New England; and Leo J. Sullivan, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Social Security Administration’s Office of Inspector General, announced that PEDRO JOSE VIDAL-REYES, a/k/a PEDRO LUIS RODRIGUEZ, a/k/a PEDRO LUIS RODRIGUEZ TRINIDAD, age 42, formerly of 163 Central Avenue, Lynn, MA, was charged in a four-count Indictment with misrepresentation of a social security account number, false representation of United States citizenship, aggravated identity theft, and making false statements in an application for a U.S. Passport. According to the Indictment, on or about July 15, 2002, VIDAL-REYES made false statements on an application for a U.S. Passport, whereby he falsely represented that he was a U.S. citizen and provided a social security account number that had not been assigned to him. The Indictment further charges that VIDAL-REYES unlawfully transferred, possessed and used a means of identification of another person, to wit, Pedro Luis Rodriguez Trinidad, in relation to the commission of the crimes of false impersonation of citizenship and the misrepresentation of a social security number. If convicted, VIDAL-REYES faces a maximum sentence of 3 years’ imprisonment on Count One, a maximum sentence of 3 years’ imprisonment on Count Two; a maximum sentence of 10 years’ imprisonment on Count Four; a minimum mandatory sentence of 2 years’ imprisonment to be served subsequent to the period of imprisonment served for the violations enumerated in Counts One, Two and Three of the Indictment; to be followed by 3 years of supervised release, and a $250,000 fine. Upon completion of any prison sentence imposed VIDAL-REYES also faces deportation to his native Dominican Republic. The case is being investigated by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security Service, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and U.S. Social Security Administration’s Office of Inspector General. It is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Antoinette E.M. Leoney in Sullivan’s Major Crimes Unit. The details contained in the Indictment are allegations. The defendant is presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. |
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