A Columbian woman living illegally in Massachusetts was indicted on May 22 for allegedly casting a fraudulent ballot in the 2024 election and receiving over $400,000 in federal benefits using a stolen identity.
Federal prosecutors stated that Lina Maria Orovio-Hernandez, 59, had lived under a stolen identity for over two decades. She allegedly obtained nine state IDs, including a Massachusetts Real ID, and a U.S. passport.
Orovio-Hernandez allegedly used the stolen identity to submit a fraudulent voter registration in 2023 and cast an illegal ballot in the November 2024 election, according to the Justice Department (DOJ).
She was also accused of improperly receiving federal benefits, including $259,589 in Section 8 rental assistance from October 2011 to January 2025; $101,257 in Social Security disability benefits from July 2014 to January 2025; and $43,348 in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits from April 2005 to January 2025….