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While many Americans struggle from paycheck to paycheck, this illegal alien woman was raking in the benefits, courtesy of American taxpayers. In all, the Justice Department says she fraudulently received:
- $259,589 in federal housing benefits
- $101,257 in Social Security disability benefits
- $ 43,348 in food stamps
On top of all that, she voted in the 2024 presidential election.
From Breitbart: A Colombian woman living illegally in Boston for 20 years under a stolen identity voted in the 2024 election and improperly received more than $400,000 in federal benefits, federal prosecutors charged this week.
Lina Maria Orovio-Hernandez, 59, also allegedly applied for a United States passport and obtained a Massachusetts Real ID and eight other state IDs, according to a federal indictment. For the passport, she claimed to be a United States citizen who was born in Puerto Rico, authorities said.
After obtaining her voter registration in 2023, Orovio-Hernandez was captured on surveillance camera at a bank wearing an “I voted” sticker on Nov. 5, 2024, Election Day, the New York Post reported.
In mid-February, the Justice Department had first announced in a press release that Orovio-Hernandez was charged with identity theft and stealing federal housing benefits, and has remained in jail since that time. The announcement states: [emphasis added]
According to court documents, Orovio-Hernandez, a citizen of Colombia, applied for a United States passport and a Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles Real ID using the name and other biographical information of another individual. Additionally, Orovio-Hernandez is alleged to have stolen approximately $259,589 in Section 8 housing assistance benefits from October 2011 through January 2025.
On Thursday, May 22, the DOJ announced additional charges against the same woman, including voter fraud.
THE FOLLOWING DETAILS ARE FROM THE LATEST DOJ PRESS RELEASE: [emphasis added]
A Colombian woman, unlawfully residing in Boston, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for identity theft offenses, including receiving rental assistance, Social Security and SNAP benefits, as well as voter fraud under the stolen identity. The defendant also allegedly applied for a United States passport and obtained a Massachusetts Real ID and eight other state IDs.
Lina Maria Orovio-Hernandez, 59, was charged in a superseding indictment with one count of false representation of a Social Security number; one count of making a false statement in an application for a United States passport; one count of aggravated identity theft; three counts of receiving stolen government money or property; one count of fraudulent voter registration; and one count of fraudulent voting. Orovio-Hernandez was previously charged in an indictment in February 2025 and has remained in federal custody since that time.
According to court filings, Orovio-Hernandez, a Colombian national without lawful status in the United States, has lived under a stolen identity for more than 20 years. Using this stolen identity, Orovio-Hernandez allegedly obtained nine state IDs, including a Massachusetts Real ID and applied for a U.S. passport.
Orovio-Hernandez allegedly used the stolen identity to submit a fraudulent voter registration in January 2023 and cast a fraudulent ballot in the November 2024 presidential election. It is further alleged that Orovio-Hernandez improperly received approximately $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 benefits from April 2005 through January 2025.
🚨#BREAKING🚨 Colombian national allegedly living under stolen identity for 20+ years charged w/ federal offenses. Alleged to have voted in 2024 presidential election; obtained Real ID; received more than $400,000 in stolen federal benefits.
READ: https://t.co/F6xojLYmfd pic.twitter.com/vUTg8AKJrb
— U.S. Attorney Massachusetts (@DMAnews1) May 22, 2025
CLICK HERE to read the DOJ indictment.
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Thing that never happens happened again.
Boston Illegal Alien Charged with Voting and Fleecing Taxpayers of $400 Thousand in Benefits https://t.co/JuNyZMpnY9
— John Ocasio-Rodham Nolte (@NolteNC) May 23, 2025
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