Illegal Immigrant Gets Prison Time for Faking Citizenship, Stealing $350,000 in Benefits

Blank Social Security checks are run through a printer at the U.S. Treasury printing facility in Philadelphia, Pa., on Feb. 11, 2005. William Thomas Cain/Getty Images

An illegal immigrant was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison after being convicted of impersonating a United States citizen in order to obtain benefits that ultimately totaled more than $350,000.

Andres Avelino Anduaga impersonated an American citizen for over 30 years, collecting money from the Social Security Administration and the California Department of Health Care Services.