BOSTON (AP) — A man accused of using another person’s Social Security number to fraudulently obtain an identification card is faced with time in prison.

Dominican national Moices Santilit, 63, pleaded guilty Thursday to aggravated identity theft and falsely using a Social Security number that is not his.

The Lawrence resident used the Social Security number of an American citizen in February 2016 to forge a Massachusetts asbestos worker identification card under the victim’s name, according to U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling.

The statue for falsely representing the Social Security number of another person provides for a maximum sentence of five years in prison and three years supervised release. For aggravated identity, it carries a mandatory two years in prison to be served consecutively with any other sentence imposed as well as up to one year of supervised release.


Santilit is scheduled to be sentenced next month.