BOSTON - A 43-year-old illegal immigrant from the Dominican Republic who was previously deported for drug offenses was sentenced today to two years and one day in federal prison for stealing a U.S. citizen’s identity to obtain a Massachusetts Real ID and apply for a U.S. passport.
Mariano Andujar Perez, who had been living unlawfully in Hyde Park, Mass., pleaded guilty in March 2026 to one count of misusing a Social Security number, one count of false statement in application for a passport, one count of aggravated identity theft, and one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien. U.S. District Court Judge William G. Young also imposed three years of supervised release. Andujar Perez is subject to deportation upon completion of the imposed sentence.
Andujar Perez first entered the United States in 2013 and began using the identity of the victim, a U.S. citizen from Puerto Rico, to obtain identification from the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles. After being convicted in state court for drug offenses, he was removed to the Dominican Republic in 2017 and, at an unknown time and place, illegally reentered the United States without permission.
He resumed using the victim’s identity in 2022, this time obtaining a Real ID and applying for a U.S. passport under the stolen credentials. A federal grand jury indicted Andujar Perez in December 2024.
United States Attorney Leah B. Foley and Mark Comorosky, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service Boston Field Office, announced the sentencing. Assistant U.S. Attorneys John J. Reynolds III and Allegra K. Flamm of the Major Crimes Unit prosecuted the case.
Andujar Perez faces deportation proceedings following his federal sentence and supervised release period.