Former Milwaukee Policeman to be Deported for Faking Identity

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A former Milwaukee police officer who stole his dead cousin’s identity to get on the force faces deportation to his native Mexico, but he won’t have to do any prison time.

A judge in U.S. District Court gave 25-year-old Oscar Ayala-Cornejo a year of probation for falsely representing himself as a U.S. citizen, even though he actually is an illegal immigrant.

He was charged after an anonymous tip led the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to him.

He had been on the force about three and a half years when he was arrested last May. He agreed to a plea deal about two weeks later and was fired from the department in June.

In court yesterday, Ayala apologized to his family, friends, the community and the police department.

He says he looks forward to starting a new life in Mexico, where he plans to live with family members and possibly study computer engineering.

It’s not clear when immigration officials will deport him. Once deported, he can never return.
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