BOSTON – A South Boston woman pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston today to using false Social Security numbers.
Dana Whidbee, a/k/a Dana De Alasei, 53, pleaded guilty to two counts of falsely representing a Social Security number. U.S. District Court Judge Rya W. Zobel scheduled sentencing for June 22, 2017. Whidbee was indicted in March 2017.
Whidbee used two false social security numbers to apply for a job and housing in September 2013 and May 2014, respectively.
The charge of falsely representing a Social Security number provides for a sentence of no greater than five years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss, whichever is greater. Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum penalties. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
Acting United States Attorney William D. Weinreb; Scott Antolik, Special Agent in Charge of the Social Security Administration, Office of Inspector General, Office of Investigations, Boston Field Division; Matthew Etre, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in Boston; and David W. Hall, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Boston Field Office, made the announcement today. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Karen Burzycki of Weinreb’s Major Crimes Unit is prosecuting the case