BOSTON - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Logan Airport arrested a citizen of the Dominican Republic who falsely claimed to be a returning U.S. citizen and who was in possession of a fraudulent passport.
On March 4, CBP officers interviewed the 43 year old man as he arrived on a flight from Santiago, D.R. During the inspection process he presented a valid U.S. passport and claimed to be a returning U.S. citizen. CBP officers determined through further investigation that the passport was obtained through fraudulent means and that the travel was indeed a citizen of the Dominican Republic. The man was deemed inadmissible to the United States and charged with Misuse of a Passport, a violation of 18 USC 1544.
“CBP officers are highly skilled at detecting imposter documents,” said Linda K. Brown, Area Port Director for the Area Port of Boston. “The nation’s security depends on our officers’ ability to detect fraud from among the millions of legitimate international visitors we welcome to Boston every year.”
CBP's border security mission is led at ports of entry by CBP officers from the Office of Field Operations. Please visit CBP Ports of Entry to learn more about how CBP’s Office of Field Operations secures our nation’s borders.
On average, CBP officers intercepted 18 fraudulent documents and refused admission to 790 travelers every day at Ports of Entry across the United States. Learn more about what CBP accomplished during "A Typical Day" in 2019.