An illegal migrant has been charged with stealing someone’s identity and using it to vote in the 2024 presidential election and swiping $400,000 in federal benefits.

The Department of Justice also alleges that Lina Maria Orovio-Hernandez, a 59-year-old Columbian who has lived in Boston, Massachusetts, for 20 years, used the identity of a Puerto Rican citizen to apply for a U.S. passport and obtain a Massachusetts Real ID and eight other state IDs.

“For more than 20 years, this defendant is alleged to have built an entire life on the foundation of a stolen identity — including illegally voting in our presidential election and collecting hundreds of thousands of dollars in government benefits intended for Americans in need,” said Leah B. Foley, the U.S. attorney in Massachusetts, according to a Justice Department release on Thursday.

Read more at Newsmax© 2025 Newsmax. All rights reserved.