A Mexican national has been sentenced in New Orleans for illegally using a Social Security number to obtain a Louisiana driver’s license. Jose Guadalupe Munoz-Perez, 46, was sentenced by United States District Judge Wendy B. Vitter on August 12, 2025, after pleading guilty to the offense.
Munoz-Perez received a sentence of time served. He was also ordered to serve one year of supervised release and pay a mandatory $100 special assessment fee.
Court documents state that on July 24, 2020, Munoz-Perez applied for the renewal of a Louisiana driver’s license at a Public Tag Agency in Jefferson Parish. He used the name and Social Security number of another individual during this process. Public Tag Agencies are authorized entities that conduct vehicle-related transactions for the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles.
The case is part of Operation Take Back America, an initiative by the Department of Justice aimed at addressing illegal immigration and combating transnational criminal organizations. The operation brings together resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).
“Acting U.S. Attorney Simpson praised the work of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations and the Social Security Administration, Office of the Inspector General in investigating this matter,” according to the press release. “Assistant United States Attorney Jon Maestri of the General Crimes Unit was in charge of the prosecution.”
