U.S. Department
of Justice
Press Release
Guatemalan National Sentenced for Illegal Use of a Social Security Number
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that RONY NOE DIAZ-MAZARIEGOS, age 27, a citizen of Guatemala, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to a one-count Bill of Information charging him with Illegal use of a Social Security Number.
U.S. District Judge Mary Ann Vial Lemmon sentenced DIAZ-MAZARIEGOS to credit for time served. DIAZ-MAZARIEGOS will be surrendered to the custody of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for removal proceedings
According to court documents, on September 6, 2017, agents of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security arrested DIAZ-MAZARIEGOS at a safety training facility in St. Rose. DIAZ-MAZARIEGOS admitted to having used a fraudulent Social Security card and his alias to attend the training course which he was required to take before he could start working as an insulation contractor. DIAZ-MAZARIEGOS was found in possession of a Tennessee identification card as well as a Social Security card which was not assigned to him by the Commissioner of Social Security.
Acting U.S. Attorney Evans praised the work of the United States Department of Homeland Security in investigating this matter. Assistant U.S. Attorney Spiro G. Latsis was in charge of the prosecution.
Updated January 5, 2018
Topic
Immigration
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