A Dominican national, Luis Alison Roa Lara, residing in Dorchester, has pleaded guilty to charges related to the misuse of a United States citizen's identity. The plea was entered in Boston on March 5, 2025. Roa Lara admitted to making a false statement in a U.S. passport application, aggravated identity theft, and misuse of a Social Security number.
U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs has scheduled the sentencing for June 10, 2025. Roa Lara was initially arrested and charged in August 2024.
For almost ten years, Roa Lara used the personal identifying information of a Puerto Rican citizen to obtain a Massachusetts driver's license and attempted to secure a U.S. passport using this information.
The charge for making a false statement in a passport application could result in up to ten years imprisonment, three years of supervised release, and fines reaching $250,000. Aggravated identity theft carries a mandatory minimum sentence of two years imprisonment consecutive to any other sentence imposed, with up to one year of supervised release and similar fines. Misuse of a Social Security number can lead to up to five years imprisonment, three years supervised release, and fines also up to $250,000. Following any sentence served, Roa Lara will face deportation proceedings.
United States Attorney Leah B. Foley and Matthew O’Brien from the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service announced these developments. The investigation received support from several agencies including the Detroit Resident Office of the Diplomatic Security Service; the United States Postal Inspection Service; and the Lorain Police Department in Ohio. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian Sullivan is leading the prosecution.