多米尼加男子被控冒用美国公民身份领医保：涉约1.6万美元MassHealth福利，11月3日在Boston出庭被羁押
马萨诸塞州联邦检察官办公室11月3日宣布，一名非法居留在马萨诸塞州 Salem 市的多米尼加男子被刑事起诉，被指冒用他人身份领取医疗福利并犯加重身份盗窃罪。
被告 Cledis German Romero 现年40岁，已被控医疗福利诈骗与加重身份盗窃，11月3日在位于 Boston 的联邦法院出庭，目前被羁押、等待后续程序。
起诉文件指，German Romero 涉嫌使用一名美国公民被盗的身份，取得马萨诸塞州驾照与医疗福利，其中包括约16,205美元的 MassHealth 福利。文件还指，他曾以该被盗身份牵涉马萨诸塞州多起逮捕与刑事定罪，包括拒捕以及共谋违反管制物质法。
按检方说明，与医疗计划有关的虚假陈述罪名最高可判5年监禁、3年监管释放并处25万美元罚款；加重身份盗窃罪名则带有强制连续执行的2年刑期与1年监管释放。被告在服完所判刑期后将被遣返。
宣布此案的是联邦检察官 Leah B. Foley 与国土安全调查局（HSI）新英格兰区代理主管 Jeff Grimming，案件由重大犯罪组的助理联邦检察官 Catherine Conroy 负责起诉。Foley 检察官办公室今年3月26日成立了全区「福利与选民欺诈小组」，并公布举报电话1-855-SCAM-MA-1（855-722-6621）。
司法部说明，起诉文件所载细节仍只是指控，被告在法庭证明有罪之前推定无罪。
Dominican Man Charged With Using Stolen U.S. Citizen Identity for Health Benefits: About $16,205 in MassHealth, Detained After Boston Court Appearance
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts announced on November 3 that a Dominican man unlawfully residing in Salem, Massachusetts, has been charged by criminal complaint with allegedly unlawfully obtaining health care benefits using a stolen identity and with aggravated identity theft.
Cledis German Romero, 40, has been charged with healthcare benefit fraud and aggravated identity theft. He appeared in federal court in Boston on November 3, 2026, and has been detained pending further proceedings.
According to the charging documents, German Romero allegedly used the stolen identity of a U.S. citizen to obtain Massachusetts state driver's licenses and healthcare benefits, including approximately $16,205 in MassHealth benefits. He also allegedly used the stolen identity in connection with multiple arrests and criminal convictions in Massachusetts, including resisting arrest and conspiracy to violate the controlled substances act.
The charge of making false statements relating to a health care program provides for a sentence of up to five years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000. The charge of aggravated identity theft provides for a mandatory consecutive sentence of two years and one year of supervised release. The defendant is subject to deportation upon completion of any sentence imposed.
United States Attorney Leah B. Foley and Jeff Grimming, Acting Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in New England, made the announcement. Assistant U.S. Attorney Catherine Conroy of the Major Crimes Unit is prosecuting the case. On March 26, 2026, Foley announced the creation of the Benefit & Voter Fraud Team, and the public can report suspected benefit fraud in Massachusetts at 1-855-SCAM-MA-1 (855-722-6621).
The Justice Department noted that the details in the charging document are allegations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
来源：马萨诸塞州联邦检察官办公室
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