A Colombian woman living illegally in Boston for 20 years under a stolen identity voted in the 2024 election and improperly received more than $400,000 in federal benefits, federal prosecutors charged this week.
Lina Maria Orovio-Hernandez, 59, also allegedly applied for a United States passport and obtained a Massachusetts Real ID and eight other state IDs, according to a federal indictment. For the passport, she claimed to be a United States citizen who was born in Puerto Rico, authorities said.
After obtaining her voter registration in 2023, Orovio-Hernandez was captured on surveillance camera at a bank wearing an “I voted” sticker on Nov. 5, 2024, Election Day, the New York Post reported.
The charges against Orovio-Hernadez are numerous, according to a statement released by the
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