Source: Office of United States Attorneys
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that SILVIO MENDOZA SANCHEZ (“SANCHEZ”), age 45, a citizen of Nicaragua, sentenced on January 27, 2025, after having previously pled guilty to making a false statement on a passport application, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1542.
According to the court documents, SANCHEZ applied for a United States passport using the name, date of birth, and social security number of a Puerto Rican man.
SANCHEZ was sentenced by United States District Judge Jay C. Zainey to (6) six months of probation.
U.S. Attorney Evans praised the work of the United States Department of State, Diplomatic Security Service in investigating this matter. Assistant United States Attorney Paul J. Hubbell of the General Crimes Unit is in charge of the prosecution.