US EditionFormer Cuban air force pilot charged with US immigration fraud, prosecutors say
Luis Raul Gonzalez-Pardo Rodriguez, 64, is charged with hiding his military service in the Cuban air force to fraudulently obtain immigration benefits, prosecutors said.
- On Friday, a federal grand jury indicted Luis Raul Gonzalez-Pardo Rodriguez, 64, who was arrested in Florida on charges of fraud, misuse of visa documents, and making a false statement.
- In an April application to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, prosecutors say Luis Raul Gonzalez-Pardo Rodriguez denied military service despite serving in the Cuban Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Force from 1980 to 2009.
- The Department of Justice added, `This Department of Justice will vigorously prosecute anyone who lies about their past to take advantage of America’s immigration system,` prosecutors say.
- He faces up to 15 years in prison, and a federal public defender assigned to Gonzalez-Pardo Rodriguez’s case didn’t immediately respond to comment requests.
- The arrest comes amid a nationwide immigration crackdown that began with President Donald Trump’s return to office earlier this year, with the DOJ pledging to "vigorously prosecute anyone who lies about their past.
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Ex-Cuban Military Pilot Indicted In Florida For Allegedly Lying On U.S. Immigration Forms
United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe and United States Attorney Jason A. Reding Quiñones have announced the unsealing of an indictment charging Cuban national Luis Raul Gonzalez-Pardo Rodriguez, 64, with federal crimes related to his U.S. immigration application. The indictment charges Gonzalez-Pardo Rodriguez with fraud and misuse of visa, permits, and other documents, and making […] Ex-Cuban Military Pilot Indicted In Florida For Allegedly …
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Former Cuban air force pilot charged with US immigration fraud, prosecutors say
A Cuban man is facing immigration fraud charges after federal prosecutors in Florida have accused him of hiding prior military service in the Cuban air force.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced a formal charge against former Cuban pilot Luis Raúl González-Pardo Rodríguez, for alleged immigration fraud, misuse of visas and official documents and false statements before a federal agency. According to information released by federal prosecutors, González-Pardo Rodríguez, 64, could face a 15-year prison sentence if found guilty of the charges. The Cuban pilot is allegedly involved in the operation t…
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