mexican man pleads guilty to using fraudulent documents
Contact: Peter Deegan
A man who illegally claimed U.S. citizenship and used a false social security number and regulated documents pled guilty on June 30, 2010, in federal court in Sioux City.
Abel Trejo-Gutierrez, age 40, from Sioux City, Iowa, was convicted of one count of making a false claim of citizenship, one count of use of a false social security number, and one count of fraud and misuse of regulated documents.
At the plea hearing, Trejo-Gutierrez admitted he presented a false social security card and other identification documents on December 29, 2009, when applying for a job in Sioux City.
Sentencing before United States District Court Judge Mark W. Bennett will be set after a presentence report is prepared. Trejo-Gutierrez remains in custody of the United States Marshal pending sentencing. Trejo-Gutierrez faces up to 10 years’ imprisonment, a fine of $750,000, $300 in special assessments, and up to 3 years’ of supervised release following any imprisonment.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Kevin C. Fletcher and was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Court file information is available at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl. The case file number is 10-CR-4036.
