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USCIS Assists in Investigation of Cuban National Indicted on Charges Related to Credit Card “Skimming” and Lying on a Naturalization Application

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A 40-year-old Cuban national has been indicted on 22 counts including access device fraud, identity theft, and making false statements on a naturalization application. USCIS assisted in the investigation that uncovered credit card skimming and fraud schemes alongside immigration application fraud. The case demonstrates enforcement actions against applicants who misrepresent facts during the naturalization process.
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida announced an indictment charging Yunier Perez-Bertemati, 40, with 22 counts of access device fraud, possessing and trafficking in unauthorized device-making equipment, aggravated identity theft, making a false statement on an immigration application, and making a false statement to a federal agent.

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