Nicaraguan Man Sentenced to Prison for Document Fraud

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Illegally Worked Using a Fraudulent Social Security Card

A man who used a fraudulent social security card was sentenced today to four months in federal prison.

Sen Sequeira-Miranda, age 45, a citizen of Nicaragua residing in the Cresco, Iowa, area, received the prison term after a June 26, 2024, guilty plea to one count of unlawful use of an identification document and one count of misuse of a social security number.

At the guilty plea, Sequeira-Miranda admitted he used a fraudulent Social Security card bearing an alias name, to prove his authorization to work in the United States when he completed employment and tax forms in April 2024 at a business in Charles City, Iowa. The number on the Social Security card was assigned to the person whose name was on the Social Security card.

On January 11, 2024, Sequeira-Miranda was encountered by the U.S. Border Patrol after he illegally entered the United States near Eagle Pass, Texas. On February 8, 2024, defendant was released from immigration custody with a GPS ankle bracelet and ordered to report to immigration officials in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. GPS data appeared to show Sequeira-Miranda was working and ICE agents were able locate him at his place of employment in Charles City. As an alien, Sequeira-Miranda was not authorized to work in the United States. ICE officers were able to obtain copies of the fraudulent documents Sequeira-Miranda used from his employer, which included the fraudulent Social Security card and a fraudulent California ID card with his alias name and bearing his photo.

Sequeira-Miranda was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Chief Judge C.J. Williams. Sequeira-Miranda was sentenced to 125 days' imprisonment. He must also serve a three-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.

Sequeira-Miranda is being held in the United States Marshal's custody until he can be turned over to immigration officials.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Daniel C. Tvedt and investigated by the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations.

Court file information at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl.

The case file number is 24-CR-2022.

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Updated September 25, 2024