Honduran National Indicted for Misuse of a Social Security Number

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that FRANCIS OSORIO CANALES (“OSORIO CANALES”), age 44, of Honduras, was indicted on December 5, 2024 for misuse of a social security number in order to obtain employment, in violation of Title 42, United States Code, Section 408(a)(7)(B).   

If convicted, OSORIO CANALES faces up to five years imprisonment, up to 3 years of supervised release, a fine of up to $250,000.00, and a mandatory special assessment fee of $100.00.

U.S. Attorney Evans reiterated that an indictment is merely a charge and that the guilt of the defendant must be proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

U.S. Attorney Evans praised the work of the ICE Enforcement Removal Office, Homeland Security Investigations.  Assistant United States Attorney Paul J. Hubbell of the General Crimes Unit in in charge of the prosecution.