Illegal Alien Sentenced for Making a False Statement Regarding U.S. Citizenship and Identity Theft

London, Ky. - An illegal alien, Roberto Castillo-Leal, 43, was sentenced on Monday, October 19, 2026, to 36 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Robert E. Wier for making a false representation regarding United States citizenship and aggravated identity theft.

According to his plea agreement, on February 26, 2026, in Laurel County, KY, the Defendant presented a birth certificate, a U.S. passport, a Social Security card and a Georgia state driver's license, all bearing the identifying information of an actual United States citizen as documentation to support a claim of United States Citizenship. The Defendant is not a United States citizen. These documents contained the actual social security number and birth date of the United States citizen but contained the Defendant's photograph. The Defendant maintained these documents and then presented them in an attempt to prevent removal from the United States by the Department of Homeland Security.

Jason Parman, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky and Dennis Fetting, Acting Special Agent in Charge for the Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, jointly announced the sentence.