Guatemalan illegal immigrant receives seven-year term for decade-long identity theft of Minnesota father

A federal judge sentenced Romeo Perez-Bravo, a 44-year-old Guatemalan illegal alien, to seven years in prison and three years of supervised release for a decade-long scheme that stole Daniel Kluver’s Social Security number. Despite deportations in 2005, 2008 and 2009, Perez-Bravo used the credentials to work illegally, obtain a Missouri driver’s license and register multiple automobiles. Kluver, a husband and father of three from Olivia, Minnesota, first noticed the theft when his earned wages were seized for unknown debts, leading to prolonged IRS harassment and over $15,000 in tax payments.

He also faced a wrongful-death lawsuit in Missouri because the stolen identity was linked to a separate Dan Kluver involved in a fatal accident. U.S. Attorney R. Matthew Price emphasized the broader impact on victims, taxpayers and immigration enforcement. The incident underscores a growing pattern of identity theft by illegal aliens, a trend documented by the Immigration Reform Law Institute.