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Date: 03-19-2018
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United States of America v. Melchor Ramirez-Chavez
District of Nebraska Federal Courthouse - Lincoln, Nebraska
Case Number: 4:17-cr-03067-JMG-CRZ
Judge: John M. Gerrard
Court: United States District Court for the District of Nebraska (Lincoln County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: Steven A. Russell
Defendant's Attorney: Allison J. Heimes
Description: Lincoln, NE - Man Sentenced for Making a False Statement on Loan or Credit Application
Melchor Ramirez-Chavez, a national of Mexico, was sentenced on March 9, 2018, in Lincoln, Nebraska, by United States District Judge John M. Gerrard, to 12 months and one day imprisonment for making a false statement on a load or credit application.
In March of 2014 the Defendant, Melchor Ramirez-Chavez, applied for a home loan from Equitable Bank using the identity of a deceased relative. The relative had received a “green card” allowing him to seek employment and other benefits under immigration laws. Ramirez-Chavez did not have legal immigration status and falsely used the identity of his deceased relative to apply for the loan.
This case was investigated by the Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations.
Outcome: Defendant was sentenced to one year and one day in priosn.
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