Caldwell woman sentenced for using someone else's ID to apply for passport

CREATED Oct. 29, 2012

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A Caldwell woman has been sentenced to two years in prison for attempting to apply for a passport with the ID of a United States citizen.

"Lilliana Ruiz-Dominguez, a/k/a Araceli Ramos, 54, a native of Mexico and former resident of Caldwell, Idaho, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge to 24 months in prison for aggravated identity theft," according to Pamela Bearg with the U.S. Attorney's Office. "The Department of Homeland Security will remove Ruiz-Dominguez from the United States following her release from prison. She pleaded guilty to the charge on August 7."

According to the plea agreement, on February 17, 2010, Ruiz-Dominguez applied for a United States passport in Caldwell, Idaho, using the name, social security number and date of birth of a United States citizen in an attempt to obtain a U.S. passport.