Jason R. Coody, U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida
Alfredo Mendoza Montero, a 44-year-old Mexican national, has pled guilty in a federal court to charges including passport fraud, false impersonation of a citizen, and aggravated identity theft. The announcement was made by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
U.S. Attorney Heekin stated: “My office is fully committed to fulfilling the promise of President Donald J. Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi to Take Back America by robustly enforcing our nation’s immigration laws and aggressively prosecuting those who victimize our citizens and communities. I deeply appreciate the hard work of our federal law enforcement partners to bring this offender to justice.”
According to court documents, Montero illegally entered the United States in 2019 and acquired identification documents belonging to an American citizen. He used these documents to apply for a U.S. passport in 2022 and obtain a Florida driver’s license in 2023. Montero lived under this assumed identity in the Pensacola area until his arrest by federal authorities on April 1, 2025.
Sentencing is scheduled for September 23, 2025, at the United States Courthouse in Pensacola before United States District Judge M. Casey Rodgers. Montero could face up to 13 years’ imprisonment followed by a mandatory consecutive prison term of two years and deportation from the United States.
The investigation leading to Montero's plea was conducted by the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service with assistance from Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Enforcement and Removal Operations. Assistant U.S. Attorney Alicia H. Forbes is prosecuting the case.
This case falls under Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative aiming to combat illegal immigration and transnational criminal organizations while protecting communities from violent crime perpetrators.
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida is one of 94 offices serving as principal litigators under the direction of the Attorney General.
