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Cuban National Convicted of Unlawfully Obtaining U.S. Citizenship

Tania Rosa Rodriguez was convicted by a federal jury after concealing a healthcare fraud scheme during her naturalization process, according to official records.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 20, 2026, 9:26 a.m. ET
On August 12, 2026, a federal jury 57-year-old Cuban national Tania Rosa Rodriguez of one count of unlawful procurement of citizenship or naturalization, according to official records from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida. According to official court records, Rodriguez applied for U.S. citizenship in 2017 and was granted naturalization in 2018. On her naturalization application, Rodriguez stated that she had never committed a crime for which she had not been arrested. Official records state that she was participating in a healthcare fraud conspiracy that began prior to her application and continued after she became a U.S. citizen. Rodriguez was later in federal court for her role in the seven-year conspiracy, which involved approximately $4.6 million in fraudulent healthcare claims. Rodriguez faces up to 10 years in federal prison, with sentencing to be determined by a federal district court judge. "American citizenship cannot be lawfully obtained through fraud and concealment," U.S. Attorney Jason A. Reding Quiñones said. The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations Miami and prosecuted by Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Pierce and Assistant U.S. Attorney Jackson Dering of the Border and Immigration Crimes Enforcement Section.

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