Man Sentenced For Illegally Using Social Security Number to Obtain Employment

NEW ORLEANS – United States Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that LUIS FELIPE PALAFOX-ALVAREZ (PALAFOX-ALVAREZ), age 25, a native of Mexico, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to illegally using a Social Security  number to obtain employment, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 408(a)(7)(B).

United States District Court Judge Greg G. Guidry sentenced PALAFOX-ALVAREZ, to time served and a $100 special assessment fee. The defendant shall be surrendered to the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement for removal proceedings.  

According to court documents, on or about August 14, 2019, PALAFOX-ALVAREZ presented a false Social Security card when attending a pre-employment safety class at the Gulf Coast Safety Council in St. Rose, Louisiana.  PALAFOX-ALVAREZ falsely represented that a social security number was assigned to him when in fact; the social security number had been assigned by the Commissioner of Social Security to another individual.

U.S. Attorney Peter G.  Strasser praised the work of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, United States Border Patrol and the Office of Inspector General, Social Security Administration.  Assistant United States Attorney Julia K. Evans is in charge of the prosecution.