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Former Cuban Air Force Pilot Indicted in Florida Over Alleged Green Card Lies

Prosecutors say he concealed decades of service in Cuba’s air defense force on a 2025 residency application.

Overview

  • A federal grand jury indicted 64-year-old Luis Raul Gonzalez-Pardo Rodriguez on charges of fraud, misuse of documents, and making a false statement, announced by U.S. Attorneys in the Middle and Southern Districts of Florida.
  • Court records report he was arrested following the indictment.
  • Prosecutors allege he falsely answered Form I-485 questions on April 20, 2025 by denying military service, weapons training, or participation in any armed group.
  • The indictment asserts he served in the Cuban Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Force from 1980 to 2009, and the DOJ released a historical photograph without identifying which person is him.
  • If convicted on all counts, he faces up to 15 years in prison, with FBI Miami, FBI Jacksonville, USCIS, ICE ERO, and the State Department’s Diplomatic Security Service assisting the ongoing investigation.