Mexican citizens have pleaded guilty to multiple federal charges related to identity theft and immigration fraud after living under false identity in the Pensacola area.
Alfredo Mendoza Montero, 44, admitted in federal court that he exacerbated passport fraud, false impersonation of US citizens and identity theft. His plea was announced by Attorney John P. Hekin of the Northern District of Florida.
According to court records, Montero illegally entered the United States in 2019 and later purchased documents belonging to real American citizens. He will use these documents to apply for a US passport in 2022 and obtain a Florida driver’s license in 2023. Authorities say Montero assumed his identity and lived in the stolen name until he was arrested by federal officials on April 1, 2025.
“Enforcing our immigration laws and protecting American citizens from identity theft is our number one priority,” said U.S. lawyer Heekin. “We are committed to putting individuals accountable when individuals exploit the system and sacrifice their communities.”
Montero is currently facing up to 13 years in federal prison, and is later subject to a two-year mandatory sentence for worsening identity theft. He is also facing deportation after his prison term is completed. The verdict is M. It is scheduled for September 23rd in US Court in Pensacola in front of District Judge Casey Rodgers.
The lawsuit was investigated by the US State Department’s Diplomatic Security Services with support from immigration and customs enforcement-enforcement and removal operations. Aide Alicia H. Forbes, a US lawyer, is indicting the case.
