Rebecca C. Lutzko United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio | U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio
A Mexican national living in Pandora, Ohio, has been sentenced after admitting to using a social security number belonging to an inmate at a Texas prison. Julio Juarez Garcia, 32, received a sentence of time served from U.S. District Judge Jack Zouhary. Garcia pleaded guilty in July to misuse of a social security number under Title 42 United States Code 408(a)(7)(B).
Court documents and testimony show that on February 28, Garcia tried to file taxes for the 2023 tax year with the fiscal officer for the Village of Pandora. He filled out tax forms and provided a W-2 from his employer, where he had worked since 2020. Law enforcement later found that Garcia had submitted false information. During their investigation, authorities discovered he was using a social security number assigned to an inmate serving time at the Three Rivers Federal Correctional Institution in Live Oak, Texas.
Garcia admitted to investigators that the social security number was not his and said he was in the country illegally as a citizen of Mexico. He is currently being held in federal custody pending removal from the United States.
The case was investigated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, United States Border Patrol, and the Village of Pandora Police Department.
Assistant United States Attorney Dexter L. Phillips for the Northern District of Ohio prosecuted this case.
"Julio Juarez Garcia, 32, was sentenced to time served by U.S. District Judge Jack Zouhary after he pleaded guilty in July to misuse of a social security number in violation of Title 42 United States Code 408(a)(7)(B)."
"The investigation preceding the indictment was conducted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, United States Border Patrol, and the Village of Pandora Police Department."
"This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Dexter L. Phillips for the Northern District of Ohio."
