Hoboken Resident Who Was Deported Used False ID To Become Citizen, Feds Say

HOBOKEN, NJ — A Hoboken man who was deported from the U.S. years ago used fake documents to return to the country and become a citizen, officials say.

Miguel Dario Bautista Jimenez, 42, also known as Carlos Chapman Hernandez and Carlos Hernandez, pleaded guilty to two counts of unlawful procurement of naturalization and passport fraud on Wednesday, prosecutors announced Friday.

Prosecutors say that Jimenez was a citizen of the Dominican Republic. He was deported from the U.S. around 2013 after being convicted of a felony in New York City, federal prosecutors say.

He re-entered the country a year later, using documents saying his name was Carlos Chapman Hernandez, a person born in Cuba, prosecutors say.

He falsely said had never been convicted of a crime, had never been removed from the United States, and had never been to prison, prosecutors say. Officials say he used false documents to become a citizen, including a passport.

The charges of unlawful procurement of naturalization and passport fraud each carry a maximum penalty of ten years’ imprisonment, federal prosecutors say. Each offense carries a maximum fine of $250,000, or twice the gross loss or gain from the offense, whichever is greatest.

The indictment is here.