United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced the guilty plea of OLGA MARINA FRANCO DEL-CID, 36, to one count of illegal re-entry after removal and one count of false representation of social security account number. FRANCO DEL-CID, who was charged on Dec. 12, 2019, entered her guilty plea earlier today before Judge Susan Richard Nelson in U.S. District Court, in St. Paul, Minnesota. A sentencing date has been set for June 11, 2020.
According to the defendant’s guilty plea and documents filed in court, FRANCO DEL-CID was previously removed from the United States on May 4, 2016, following a felony conviction on August 8, 2008, in Lyon County, for criminal vehicular homicide. On Nov. 26, 2019, FRANCO DEL-CID was found in the United States in violation of the previous removal. FRANCO DEL-CID also admitted to falsely representing a social security number on an Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9.
This case is the result of an investigation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Laura M. Provinzino is prosecuting the case.
Defendant Information:
OLGA MARINA FRANCO DEL-CID, 36
Inver Grove Heights, Minn.
Charges:
* Illegal re-entry after removal, 1 count
* False representation of social security account number, 1 count
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys