MIAMI — A Dominican nationwide dwelling illegally in america has been sentenced to greater than 5 years in federal jail for a sequence of crimes that included impersonating a U.S. citizen to vote in a number of elections, unlawfully acquiring firearms, and trying to fraudulently safe U.S. passports.
Carlos Abreu, 36, obtained a 65-month jail sentence adopted by three years of supervised launch after pleading responsible to a number of costs in two consolidated federal instances. As a part of his sentence, Abreu should additionally report back to immigration authorities for elimination proceedings following his launch.
In response to courtroom paperwork, Abreu entered america with out inspection and in 2007 started utilizing the id of a U.S. citizen recognized as “C.R.V.,” a resident of Puerto Rico who was unaware his id had been stolen. Utilizing this false id, Abreu obtained a Florida driver’s license and registered to vote in 2016, renewing his registration in 2020. He admitted to voting within the 2016 and 2022 federal elections beneath the stolen id.
Along with voting, Abreu obtained a hid carry allow and bought 4 firearms whereas posing as “C.R.V.” He additionally tried to acquire U.S. passports for himself and his two minor daughters utilizing the stolen id.
Abreu pleaded responsible to 5 federal offenses: falsely claiming U.S. citizenship to register to vote, utilizing a U.S. citizen’s id to vote, unlawfully possessing firearms, making false statements on a passport software, and aggravated id theft.
The case was investigated by the U.S. Division of State’s Diplomatic Safety Service (DSS) Miami Subject Workplace, with assist from the DSS San Juan Resident Workplace and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in Miami. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Brianna Coakley and Daniel Rosenfeld prosecuted the case, and Assistant U.S. Lawyer Nadya Z. Cheatham dealt with asset forfeiture proceedings.
The U.S. Lawyer’s Workplace for the Southern District of Florida introduced the sentencing and famous that updates could be discovered on its web site at www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl.
