Dominican National Pleads Guilty to Passport Fraud

BOSTON – A Dominican national previously residing in Malden pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to passport fraud.

Jairo Antonio Feliz, 35, pleaded guilty to two counts of making a false statement in a passport application. U.S. District Judge Douglas P. Woodlock scheduled sentencing for April 6, 2021.

In November 2011, Feliz applied for a U.S. passport at a post office in Lynn using the name and Social Security number of a U.S. citizen. In October 2012, Feliz again applied for a U.S. passport at a post office in Lynn using the name and Social Security number of a different U.S. citizen.

The charge of making a false statement in a passport application provides for a sentence of up to 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based on the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling and Jonathan Davidson, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of State's Diplomatic Security Service, Boston Field Division made the announcement.  Assistant U.S. Attorneys Bill Abely and Charles Dell’Anno of Lelling’s Major Crimes Unit are prosecuting the case.