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Illegal Immigrant Charged with Voting in 2024 Election and Stealing $400,000 in Welfare

  • A 59-year-old Colombian national living in Boston, Lina Maria Orovio-Hernandez, was indicted for illegally voting in the 2024 presidential election and unlawfully obtaining more than $400,000 in federal benefits by using a stolen identity.
  • Authorities say Orovio-Hernandez lived unlawfully in the U.S. For more than 20 years, using a stolen identity to fraudulently claim Section 8, Social Security disability, and SNAP benefits.
  • The indictment includes charges of aggravated identity theft, false Social Security number representation, fraudulent voter registration, and receipt of stolen government money.
  • U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley stated that Orovio-Hernandez lived for over two decades using a stolen identity, during which she unlawfully voted and received government assistance payments totaling several hundred thousand dollars meant to aid eligible American residents.
  • Orovio-Hernandez faces up to 30 years in prison, fines exceeding $1 million, and deportation upon sentence completion, reflecting continued efforts to hold identity theft offenders accountable.
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Fall River Reporter broke the news in on Thursday, May 22, 2025.
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