A Mexican man living in Florida under the stolen identity of a U.S. citizen pleaded guilty on July 2 to federal charges of fraud and identity theft.
Alfredo Mendoza Montero, 44, admitted committing “passport fraud, false impersonation of a citizen, and aggravated identity theft” in federal court, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida said in a statement.
Mendoza entered the United States illegally in 2019. He bought identity documents belonging to a U.S. citizen, then used those documents to fraudulently apply for a U.S. passport in 2022 and to obtain a Florida driver’s license in 2023, prosecutors said….