A woman who used another person’s Social Security number to get a job was sentenced today to more than two months in federal prison.
Juana Brito-Raymundo, age 20, a citizen of Guatemala illegally present in the United States and residing in Dubuque, Iowa, received the prison term after an Oct. 18, 2018, guilty plea to one count of misuse of a social security number.
In a plea agreement, Brito-Raymundo admitted that on April 15, 2017, she used someone else’s social security number on employment and tax documents when applying for work using an alias name in Dubuque, Iowa. She also used a fraudulent permanent resident card, also known as a “green card," when she completed the employment forms. The Alien Registration number on the “green card" had been issued to another person. Brito-Raymundo was arrested by the United States Border Patrol in Texas in September 2016 after she illegally entered the United States. Brito-Raymundo was released from immigration custody in November 2016, and was on ICE bond when she committed the offense.
Brito-Raymundo was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Judge Linda R. Reade. Brito-Raymundo was sentenced to 79 days’ imprisonment. She must also serve a three-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.
Brito-Raymundo is being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until she can be turned over to immigration officials.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Daniel C. Tvedt and investigated by Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations.
Court file information at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl.
The case file number is 18-CR-1040-CJW.
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Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
