United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that LAZARO VILLATORO-BODDEN (“VILLATORO-BODDEN"), age 36, was sentenced today after pleading guilty on Jan. 10, 2018, to a one-count Bill of Information for illegal use of a social security number in violation of Title 42, United States Code, Section 408(a)(7)(B). United States District Judge Ivan L.R. Lemelle sentenced VILLATORO-BODDEN to one year of imprisonment, three years of supervised release, and a mandatory special assessment fee of $100.
According to court records, VILLATORO-BODDEN knowingly and with the intent to deceive, falsely represented that a social security number was assigned to him by the Commissioner of Social Security when, in fact, as VILLATORO-BODDEN knew, the social security number had not been assigned to him. His deception and illegal use of the social security number was done for the purpose of obtaining boat registration documents from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
U.S. Attorney Evans praised the work of the U. S. Department of Homeland Security in investigating this matter. Assistant U. S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson is in charge of the prosecution.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
