A federal grand jury in Alaska has indicted a Philippine national residing legally in the United States on charges of identity theft and false impersonation of a U.S. citizen. The indictment accuses Enrico Ronquillo, 37, of using counterfeit documents to impersonate a U.S. citizen while aboard a cruise ship in Alaska between May 11-14, 2025.
Court documents reveal that Ronquillo allegedly used a fake California driver’s license and birth certificate containing the victim’s personal information for entry into the ship’s manifest. Additionally, he is accused of making and using a fraudulent IRS Form W-9 with the victim’s name, signature, address, and social security number.
Ronquillo faces charges including one count of false impersonation of a U.S. citizen, one count of making and using a false document, and two counts of aggravated identity theft. If convicted, he could face a mandatory minimum sentence of two years for each identity theft charge and up to five years in prison along with a $250,000 fine for the other charges. Sentencing will be determined by a federal district judge based on U.S. Sentencing Guidelines.
The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Michael J. Heyman for the District of Alaska; Special Agent in Charge Rebecca Day of the FBI Anchorage Field Office; and Kymberly Fernandez, Area Port Director at U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Anchorage.
The investigation involves multiple agencies including the FBI Anchorage Field Office’s Juneau Resident Agency, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Alaska State Troopers, Coast Guard Investigative Service, Homeland Security Investigations under ICE, TSA Office of Law Enforcement Federal Air Marshals Service, and FBI Los Angeles Field Office.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Reed is prosecuting this case as part of Operation Take Back America—a Department of Justice initiative targeting illegal immigration and transnational criminal organizations.
An indictment serves as an allegation only; defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt in court.
