U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that JAVIER CANIZALEZ-HERNANDEZ, age 39, from Honduras, was charged today in a one-count Indictment with illegal use of a Social Security Number, in violation of 42 U.S.C. '408(a)(7)(B)
According to the Indictment, CANIZALEZ-HERNANDEZ used a Social Security Number that was not assigned to him to obtain a Louisiana Identification card from the DMV office in Houma.
If convicted, CANIZALEZ-HERNANDEZ faces a maximum term of imprisonment of five years, a maximum fine of $250,000, a maximum term of supervised release of three years, and a mandatory $100 special assessment.
U.S. Attorney Polite reiterated that an Indictment is merely a charge and that the guilt of the defendant must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
U.S. Attorney Polite praised the work of the United States Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Removal Operations in investigating this matter. Assistant U.S. Attorney Spiro G. Latsis is in charge of the prosecution.