Thread: Dominican man pleads guilty to ID and welfare fraud

October 10, 2018

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Dominican man who had previously been deported has pleaded guilty to re-entering the U.S. illegally, then using stolen Social Security numbers and identities to obtain health care and welfare benefits.

Federal prosecutors in Rhode Island say 38-year-old Carlos Jose Portes-Ortiz, of Pawtucket, pleaded guilty Wednesday to health care fraud, food stamp fraud, misuse of Social Security numbers, aggravated identity theft, and illegal re-entry.

Prosecutors say Portes-Ortiz, who uses several aliases, was deported in February 2009 after his conviction on drug crimes in 2007.

He was arrested again in Rhode Island in 2015 and Massachusetts in 2017, the second time trying to buy electronics with a driver's license and credit card in a woman's name. Further investigation uncovered the welfare fraud. Portes-Ortiz was identified through fingerprints.

Sentencing is Jan. 10.

https://www.chron.com/news/crime/amp...e-13296826.php

All this welfare fraud. What are the government employees doing to prevent this??? Do they knowingly award these benefits to illegals? They need to be fired!

And what is the IRS doing to stop giving refunds to illegal aliens.

Trump needs to get this policy taken care of now. No refunds, and no illegal alien can collect ANY government benefits on behalf of a US citizen whether that citizen is a minor or otherwise. Deport the parents and their minor children!

Cut off the freebies including school and healthcare and make them self deport!