OMAHA, Neb. – A Mexican citizen was sentenced to eight months in jail for 2 counts of constructing a false declare of citizenship and two counts of constructing a false illustration of a social safety quantity.
The appearing U.S. Lawyer for Nebraska made the announcement on April 28.
This case got here to the eye of Homeland Safety Investigations (HSI) after a sufferer (Sufferer 1) contacted their tip line to report that she was the sufferer of identification theft. Sufferer 1 grew to become conscious that her identification had been stolen whereas submitting her taxes and after being contacted by her school informing her that she was in jeopardy of dropping her monetary assist as a result of revenue being earned in her title in Nebraska.
In October 2017, Griselda Genchi-Garcia, 27, a citizen of Mexico, utilized for asylum to america from Mexico by way of the San Ysidro Port of Entry, California. She was given a discover to seem and knowledgeable she was a noncitizen and never a citizen or nationwide of america. Genchi-Garcia was not in possession of a legitimate unexpired immigrant visa, reentry allow, border crossing card, or different legitimate entry doc. Immigration proceedings had been initiated, and Genchi-Garcia was launched on parole resulting from humanitarian considerations, pending interview with an asylum officer.
In November 2017, Genchi-Garcia utilized for employment at Glenn Valley Meals in Omaha, Nebraska, the place she supplied Sufferer 1’s title, date of start and social safety quantity. Genchi-Garcia additionally supplied a Minnesota driver’s license with Sufferer l’s title and date of start and a social safety card with Sufferer l’s social safety quantity. She crammed out an I-9 type with the above info and documentation and indicated on the I-9 that she was a U.S. citizen.
In August 2018, Genchi-Garcia utilized for employment at Job Supply USA utilizing Sufferer l’s title, date of start, and social safety quantity. Genchi-Garcia additionally supplied a Kansas driver’s license with Sufferer l’s title and date of start and a social safety card with Sufferer l’s social safety quantity.
After her launch from jail, Genchi-Garcia will serve a two-year time period of supervised launch.
Should you imagine that you’ve got been a sufferer of identification theft, you’ll be able to contact the HSI hotline at 1-866-347-2423, or go to www.identitytheft.gov.
HSI is a directorate of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the principal investigative arm of the U.S. Division of Homeland Safety (DHS), accountable for investigating transnational crime and threats, particularly these felony organizations that exploit the worldwide infrastructure via which worldwide commerce, journey, and finance transfer. HSI’s workforce of over 10,400 workers consists of greater than 7,100 particular brokers assigned to 220 cities all through america, and 80 abroad areas in 53 international locations. HSI’s worldwide presence represents DHS’s largest investigative legislation enforcement presence overseas and one of many largest worldwide footprints in U.S. legislation enforcement.