Colombian national in Massachusetts allegedly received more than $400,000 in stolen federal benefits

[MichMan]

Boston Herald. May 22, 2025

A Colombian woman illegally in the Bay State is accused of living under a stolen identity for more than 20 years and receiving more than $400,000 in stolen federal benefits.

Lina Maria Orovio-Hernandez, 59, also allegedly voted in the 2024 presidential election, and she obtained a Massachusetts Real ID and eight other state IDs, according to the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Orovio-Hernandez allegedly used the stolen identity to submit a fraudulent voter registration in January 2023, and cast a fraudulent ballot in last year’s presidential election.

She’s accused of improperly receiving about $400,000 in federal benefits: $259,589 in Section 8 rental assistance benefits from October 2011 through January 2025; $101,257 in Social Security disability benefits from July 2014 through January 2025; and $43,348 in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits from April 2005 through January 2025.

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[riversedge]

1. umm. that is quite a "salary" over 20 years. Seems

impossible she was not caught much earlier--even with the several ID's.
The terrible part of this--if true--or not true, my guess it that the Repubs-Trump wlll us it to 'prove' that immigrants are horrible.

A Colombian woman illegally in the Bay State is accused of living under a stolen identity for more than 20 years and receiving more than $400,000 in stolen federal benefits.
..........

[misanthrope]

2. Yes, this will be used as an excuse for their cruelty

"One person got something they didn't deserve. Make everyone else suffer."

Funny, how that rationale isn't good enough when applied to the disgustingly wealthy.