A Guatemalan citizen, Cindy Fabiola Santos-Perez, was sentenced to 109 days in federal prison after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful use of an identification document. The sentencing took place in Cedar Rapids before United States District Court Chief Judge C.J. Williams.
According to a plea agreement, Santos-Perez admitted to using a fraudulent social security card on two occasions—December 15, 2020, and April 13, 2021—to prove her authorization to work in the United States. She also falsely represented a social security number as her own on May 17, 2022, with the intent to deceive.
Santos-Perez will serve a three-year term of supervised release following her prison sentence. There is no parole in the federal system.
The case is part of Operation Take Back America (https://www.justice.gov/dag/media/1393746/dl?inline), an initiative by the Department of Justice aimed at addressing illegal immigration and targeting transnational criminal organizations through coordinated efforts involving Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces and Project Safe Neighborhood.
Assistant United States Attorney Devra T. Hake prosecuted the case. The investigation involved the Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Postville Police Department.
