Illegal Alien Sentenced For Aggravated Identity Theft And Firearms Possession

Tampa, Florida – United States District Judge Steven D. Merryday has sentenced Jorge Delgado-Macias (44) to 40 months in federal prison for being an alien unlawfully in the United States in possession of a firearm and for aggravated identity theft.

Delgado-Macias had pleaded guilty on May 23, 2019.

According to testimony and court documents, on October 17, 2018, law enforcement officers searched Delgado-Macias’s home in Hillsborough County and found two firearms, a Taurus .40 caliber pistol and a Taurus 9mm pistol, along with ammunition for each gun. They also discovered that Delgado-Macias was a citizen of Mexico and that he had re-entered the United States unlawfully, after having been deported to Mexico in 1998. Delgado-Macias also admitted, that while in the United States, he used the identity of another person unlawfully and without permission to obtain a Social Security card and a false Florida driver license.

This case was investigated by the United States Department of Homeland Security and the United States Border Patrol, with assistance from the Hillsborough County Sherriff’s Office. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jay L. Hoffer, with assistance from Assistant United States Attorney Dan Baeza.