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Panama National Sentenced For Possession of Fraudulent Immigration Documents

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana

NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that FELIX ANTONIO SANCHEZ-GOMEZ, age 54, a citizen of the Republic of Panama, was sentenced on November 12, 2019 for possession of fraudulent immigration documents.

According to court documents, FELIX ANTONIO SANCHEZ-GOMEZ possessed a counterfeit Permanent Resident card.

U.S. District Judge Wendy B. Vitter sentenced FELIX ANTONIO SANCHEZ-GOMEZ to time served, and one year supervised release after imprisonment, and a $100 special assessment. 

U.S. Attorney Strasser praised the work of the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement in investigating this matter.  Assistant United States Attorney Irene González is in charge of the prosecution.

Updated November 15, 2019

Topic
Immigration