GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - A man suspected of being in the United States without permission has pleaded not guilty to Social Security fraud.
A federal indictment charges Pedro Vasquez-Quintero with using someone else's Social Security number to obtain something of value from a Toyota dealership in Harrison County.
The indictment alleges he committed fraud at an unspecified dealership on Sept. 21, 2013.
Court records show Vasquez-Quintero waived the right to a preliminary hearing and entered his plea Monday in U.S. District Court.
The U.S. Attorney's Office wants him held for trial and has notified a judge that Vasquez-Quintero is under investigation by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The Sun Herald reports (http://bit.ly/1yGgr4v ) a detention hearing is set for Thursday.
The fraud case is set on a court calendar that starts Jan. 15.
Information from: The Sun Herald, http://ift.tt/12vv2Uy
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