Mexican National Sentenced in Court in Louisiana for Fraudulently Using Social Security Number to Qualify for Employment
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Mexican National Sentenced in Court in Louisiana for Fraudulently Using Social Security Number to Qualify for Employment
New Orleans, Louisiana – A Mexican national has been sentenced and fined for using a fraudulent Social Security card to gain employment in Louisiana.
On Friday, December 9, 2022, United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that Limber Vazquez-Nunez, a native of Mexico, was sentenced on December 8, 2022, by United States Judge Carl J. Barbier to one year of probation and a $100 mandatory special assessment fee for illegally using a social security number to qualify for employment, in violation of Title 42, United States Code, Section 408(a)(7)(B).
According to court records, Homeland Security Investigations obtained information on March 29, 2022, that certain individuals had used fraudulent Social Security cards in their initial employment applications. Prior to confirming their employment with the potential company, the people were required to report to the Gulf Coast Safety Council, which offers safety courses to those seeking employment with companies that service petrochemical processing plants. Vazquez-Nunez arrived at the office of the Gulf Coast Safety Council in St. Rose, Louisiana on March 30, 2022, in order to finish the safety training and confirm his job with Company “A.” In order to get employment on that date, Vazquez-Nunez produced a fraudulent United States Social Security card having the name and number of a United States citizen.
U.S. Attorney Evans applauded the investigation conducted by Homeland Security Investigations. Jon M. Maestri, Assistant United States Attorney, is in charge of the prosecution.
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