BOSTON - A Dominican national was charged today in federal court in Boston with misusing a Social Security number and identity theft.
Saly Romero Aquino, a/k/a Saly Nicaury Romero Aquino, a/k/a Saly Nicauri Romero Aquino, a/k/a Saly Nicauri Romero Tejada, 32, a Dominican national residing in Lawrence, was indicted on one count of misuse of a Social Security number and one count of aggravated identity theft.
According to the indictment, on Feb. 25, 2013, Romero Aquino falsely represented a Social Security number as her own.
The charge of misuse of a Social Security number provides for a sentence of no greater than five years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000. The charge of aggravated identity theft provides for a mandatory sentence of two years in prison, up to one year of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based on the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
Acting United States Attorney William D. Weinreb; Michael Shea, Acting Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in Boston; and Scott Antolik, Special Agent in Charge of the Social Security Administration, Office of Inspector General, Office of Investigations, Boston Field Division, made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorney Christine Wichers of Weinreb’s Major Crimes Unit is prosecuting the case.
The details contained in the indictment are allegations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
