Defendant sold counterfeit Lawful Permanent Resident cards
BOSTON – A Brazilian national who previously resided in
Framingham was sentenced yesterday for producing false identification documents
and Social Security card fraud.
Cristiano Ribeiro De Moura, 33, was sentenced by U.S.
District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to time served (roughly 8 months) in
prison and one year of supervised release. In January 2020, Ribeiro De Moura
pleaded guilty to producing a false identification document, aiding and
abetting and Social Security card fraud.
Ribeiro De Moura sold four counterfeit Lawful Permanent
Resident cards and four counterfeit Social Security cards in July and August
2019. Ribeiro De Moura charged $350 for a set of fake documents, which included
one Lawful Permanent Resident card and one Social Security card. The buyers
provided their name and date of birth, and Ribeiro De Moura provided the Social
Security number.
United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling; Scott Antolik,
Special Agent in Charge of the Social Security Administration, Office of
Inspector General, Boston Field Office; and Michael Shea, Acting Special Agent
in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in Boston made the announcement
today. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Karen Burzycki of Lelling’s Major Crimes
Unit prosecuted the case.
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